Eastern Dogwood | |
Flowering Dogwood | |
Red Flowering Dogwood | |
Dogwood |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Wet |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4a |
Leaves: | Good fall color Spring ephemeral Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Edible to birds Other |
Flowers: | Malodorous |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Edible Parts: | Sap |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Ca (Calcium) Co (Cobalt) I (Iodine) |
Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
Pollinators: | Wasps |
Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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