(Tatarian Dogwood, Variegated Siberian Dogwood)

This more compact form of variegated Tatarian dogwood is a bushy, rounded, suckering shrub suitable for smaller gardens. A native of northern China, Siberia and Korea it is very hardy in the northern part of its range but may suffer from leaf scorch in its southernmost range, if planted in full sun. Its most ornamental characteristics are its variegated green and white foliage that develops a pinkish tinge in fall and red-green stems that turn dark red in winter. In the summer, flattened cymes of...

(Siberian Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

A selection of Tatarian dogwood, which is native from northern Russia to Korea, ‘Sibirica’ is prized for its variegated leaves, the strong red color of its stems and branches in winter, and its year-round toughness. It is a multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous shrub with clusters of small white flowers in spring followed by clusters of small white fruits, often tinged blue. It has gray-green tapered leaves with pale margins until autumn, when the leaves turn red or orange. Though this northern species...

(Spaeth's Twig Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

Tatarian dogwood is broad, bushy shrub with upright to arching branches. This native of northern China, Siberia and Korea is very hardy in the northern part of its range but may suffer from leaf scorch in its southernmost range if planted in full sun. Its most ornamental characteristic is its red-green stems that turn blood red in winter. In the summer, flattened cymes of yellow-green flowers appear followed by small, white to blue, berry-like fruits. Top pruning or shearing is not recommended as...

(Tatarian Dogwood)

Tatarian dogwood is broad, bushy shrub with upright to arching branches. This native of northern China, Siberia and Korea is very hardy in the northern part of its range but may suffer from leaf scorch in its southernmost range if planted in full sun. Its most ornamental characteristic is its red-green stems that turn blood red in winter. In the summer, flattened cymes of yellow-green flowers appear followed by small, white to blue, berry-like fruits. Top pruning or shearing is not recommended as...

(Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood)

With a handsomely structured, tiered branching habit, pagoda dogwood is also well-known for its clusters of tiny white flowers that yield purple fruits on pink-red stalks. A deciduous small tree or often multistemmed large shrub, it hails from eastern North America from New Brunswick and Minnesota southward to Alabama. With a smooth gray trunk, it has much showier deep purple-brown young twigs and branches.

The glossy leaves are rounded oval with a pointed tip and depressed, nearly parallel veins....

(Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Variegated Pagoda Dogwood)

With a handsomely structured, tiered branching habit, variegated pagoda dogwood is also well-known for its clusters of tiny white flowers that yield purple fruits on pink-red stalks upon its cream and green foliage. A deciduous very small tree or often multistemmed large shrub, it hails from eastern North America from New Brunswick and Minnesota southward to Alabama. With a smooth gray trunk, it has much showier deep purple-brown young twigs and branches.

The glossy leaves are rounded oval with...

(Silky Dogwood)

Attracting both birds and human eyes with its white and blue-violet fruits, silky dogwood is a great plant for a variety of soils and light exposures. This multistemmed deciduous shrub may vigorously become a rounded plant but with spreading branches. It is native to the extreme eastern United States from Massachusetts to Georgia and Tennessee and perhaps can look a bit unkempt. Its bark becomes fissured, the youngest twigs carry reddish brown tones.

The medium or deep green leaves are elliptical...

(Bunchberry, Bunchberry Dogwood)

Bunchberry is a dense, deciduous groundcover that is native to the northern United States, Canada and Alaska. It is very hardy, shade-loving and prospers only in climates where summers are cool. Naturally occurring under trees and along stream banks, its small flowers are surrounded by showy white bracts. These appear in late spring to early summer. Flowers are followed by bright red berries that persist through winter and are eaten by the birds. Throughout the rest of the summer and fall plants...

(Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree)

Largest of the world's dogwood trees, and perhaps the fastest growing, giant dogwood has flat clusters of white flowers in spring that are followed by purplish fruits. A medium-sized deciduous tree from the mid-elevations across much of China and the Himalayas, this upright plant with eventually spreading branches may also be native to the mountains in Indochina, Korea and Japan. Its smooth bark is dark gray to yellow-gray with purplish young twigs.

The foliage is a pleasing mid-green, and each...

(Flowering Dogwood)

Flowering dogwood is a true harbinger of spring. Native to the woodlands of southeastern North America, this medium-sized tree has an elegant spreading canopy. In mid-spring it presents small clusters of green flowers surrounded by four large creamy white or rosy pink bracts. These are followed by clusters of bright red, berry-like fruits which are eaten by songbirds. The oval green leaves of this fine ornamental turn purple-red in fall.

Though sun and shade tolerant, flowering dogwood looks...