Cornus amomum ~ Silky Dogwood-ServeScape
Cornus amomum ~ Silky Dogwood-ServeScape
Cornus amomum ~ Silky Dogwood-ServeScape
Cornus amomum ~ Silky Dogwood-ServeScape

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

Regular price$55.04
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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Silky Dogwood is a medium-sized native deciduous shrub with an open rounded habit and twigs and leaf undersides that have silky hairs.  Its veined leaves are a mild green are often without fall color.  Tiny creamy white flowers grow in flat-topped clusters in late spring to summer and give way to porcelain blue fruit that attracts birds.  Prefers part sun and slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil.  

Type: 

Shrub 

Origins:

Eastern N. America; GA Native 

Height: 

6' - 12'

Spread: 

6’ - 12'

Spacing: 

9’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 8

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest: 

SpringFall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Prone to leaf scorching or spots in full sun.  Potential problems include scale, borers, and leaf miners.  Leaf spot, crown canker, blights, root rot, and powdery mildew are infrequent issues.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensNaturalized AreasNative GardensPonds or streams, Foundational Plantings.

COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Clethra, Sweetflag

IMAGES: User:SB_JohnnyCornus amomum flowers 01CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) FritzflohrreynoldsCornus amomum - Silky DogwoodCC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Michael WolfCornus amomum 02CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) User:SB_JohnnyCornus amomum form 01CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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