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trefle.io · Taken May 13, 2017 by Isabelle Ribaute (cc-by-sa)
Cornaceae
Common dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Also known as Thelycrania sanguinea, Red-stemmed dogwood, European dogwood, Swida sanguinea
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Dogwood · Shrub · Red-Stems · White-Flowers · Multi-Season · Wildlife · Pruning · Moist-Soil · Partial-Shade
Common dogwood is a multi-season shrub featuring white spring flowers, attractive foliage, and bright red winter stems. It thrives in moist, well-draining soil and partial shade conditions. This hardy shrub requires regular watering during establishment and benefits from annual pruning to maintain its colorful stem display.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply, maintaining consistent soil moisture · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 12 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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