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Cornaceae
Silky cornel
Cornus amomum
Also known as Cornus minor, Swida amomum var. schuetzeana, Cornus ferulifolia, Cornus polygama
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Silky Cornel · Native Shrub · Dogwood · Rain Garden · Wetland Plant · Wildlife Habitat · Winter Interest · Deciduous · Eastern North America · Bird Garden
Silky cornel is a native multi-stemmed deciduous shrub prized for its attractive reddish-purple twigs that provide vivid winter interest in the landscape. It thrives in moist to wet soils and partial shade, making it ideal for rain gardens, stream banks, and low-lying areas prone to periodic flooding. Its clusters of white flowers in spring and blue-white berries in fall are highly attractive to birds and pollinators, requiring minimal maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly to keep soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells; tolerates wet conditions well · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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