Common names:
Eastern Dogwood
Flowering Dogwood
Dogwood

Also sold as:
  • Daybreak

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Fragrant
Malodorous
Other
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Time: Summer
Edible Parts: Flowers
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Mn (Manganese)
I (Iodine)
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Pollinators: Wasps
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Daybreak'

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