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

Photo Gallery
Location: Zone 4b Michigan
Date: 2023-10-17
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: April 11 2005
close up of the early darker blooms before they turn pink
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2023-04-06
Location: Zone 4b Michigan
Date: 2023-10-17
Uploaded by katesflowers
Location: Zone 4b Michigan
Date: 2023-10-17
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2018-04-15
Spring bracts in bloom
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 5/24/15
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 9/10/15
fruit / seeds
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 10/21/15
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2015-06-14
Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-28
Bracts beginning to open

Date: 2012-04-26
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-26
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-26
At a well landscaped Orem business
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-04-19
True flowers - surrounded by large pink bracts
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: Sep 28, 2011 1:19 PM
Early Fall Coloration
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: Sep 28, 2011 1:19 PM
Early Fall Coloration
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-26
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-04-26
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-03-07
Branch section - late winter, early spring
Location: North Eastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-05-15
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aspenhill On April 24, 2016 Obtained plant
Betty's Azalea Ranch - qty 1; SSG
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Betty's Azalea Ranch - qty 1; HSG Area 2
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