Common names:
Eastern Dogwood
Flowering Dogwood
Dogwood

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Herb/Forb
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Soil pH Preferences:Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 10a
Leaves:Deciduous
Malodorous
Broadleaf
Fruit:Showy
Other
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Flower Time:Spring
Edible Parts:Sap
Dynamic Accumulator:S (Sulfur)
Cu (Copper)
I (Iodine)
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Root
Pollinators:Water
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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