General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Ca (Calcium)
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Eastern Dogwood
  • Flowering Dogwood
  • Dogwood
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cornus florida
  • Synonym: Cornus florida var. florida

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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2022
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2022
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2022
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: 2021-10-13
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Date: 2021-10-13
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-12
Location: A nursery in Belgium
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: A nursery in Belgium
Date: 2012-04-25

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