species
Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cornus florida belongs to the family Cornaceae, also known as Flowering dogwood, introduced to the UK. It reaches 5 m tall and 5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 5 m tall × 5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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