species
Cornus sanguinea
Common dogwood
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cornus sanguinea belongs to the family Cornaceae, also known as Common dogwood, native to the UK. It reaches 3 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 3 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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