cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) native zone 5a

cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) native zone 5awhite, panicled flowers produce white berries in the fall grayish red, young branches provide contrast in the winter foliage turns purple in the fall grows well in wet soils excellent for stabilizing slopes bloom time: may zone 4 height 3 4m spread 3 4m colour white a vigorous shrub tolerating many different soil and light conditions suckering freely, it is excellent for re naturalization typically grown as a shrub, it can also be grown into a tree

colour contrasting plant

bloom time: mid to late summer

spread 30-40cm

the grass blades are green turning bronze to burnt orange in the fall

often re-blooming on the new growth in late summer

spread 100-200cm

dark green leaves with a reddish tinge

has good mildew resistance

plants should be divided

acidic soil

protection (burlap wrap) from drying

after flowers finish