Cornaceae
Cornus obliqua
Cornus obliqua
Also known as Swida purpusii, Thelycrania purpusii, Swida obliqua, Cornus amomum subsp. obliqua
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Dogwood · Native Shrub · Woodland · Wet Soil · Wildlife · Deciduous · White Flowers · Rain Garden · Cornus
Swamp dogwood thrives in moist to wet soils and partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens or woodland edges. Water regularly to maintain consistent soil moisture, especially during dry spells. It rewards you with clusters of white flowers in spring and attractive blue-white berries in fall that birds love.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arkansas, Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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