Common names:
Eastern Dogwood
Flowering Dogwood
Dogwood

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Leaves: Deciduous
Malodorous
Needled
Fruit: Showy
Dehiscent
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Roots
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Si (Silicon)
Na (Sodium)
Propagation: Other methods: Corms
Pollinators: Water
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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