(Flowering Dogwood, Gulf Coast Pink Dogwood)

A selection of flowering dogwood Cornus florida, which is native to eastern North America, ‘Gulf Coast Pink’ is notably tolerant of warm climates. It is a small deciduous with an elegant canopy of spreading branches, and it flowers beautifully in mid-spring, covering itself with upward-facing pink blooms made of four overlapping bracts (petal-like leaves) surrounding a green center of tiny flowers that give way to clusters of bright red berry-like fruits, which are eaten by birds. The leaves...

(Flowering Dogwood, Jean's Appalachian Snow 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...

(Flowering Dogwood, Ozark Spring Flowering Dogwood)

This dogwood, ‘Ozark Spring’ is a small, deciduous tree with graceful, spreading branches, grown mostly for its beautiful white flowers. Its true flowers are tiny and clustered at the center of four large white bracts (petal-like leaves) that are oval with a dented end, upward-facing and overlapping. This cultivar is a selection of flowering dogwood, a native of eastern North America, chosen at Kansas State University for the greater than usual hardiness of its flower buds. It has reliable red fall...

(Flowering Dogwood, Weeping 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...

(Flowering Dogwood, Pygmy Flowering Dogwood)

Pygmy flowering dogwood is a true harbinger of spring. A tree native to eastern North America, this dwarf selection has an elegant spreading canopy. In mid-spring it presents small clusters of green flowers surrounded by four large creamy white bracts. These are followed by clusters of bright red berry-like fruits, which are eaten by birds. The green leaves of this fine ornamental turn purple-red in fall.

Though shade tolerant, flowering dogwood looks best when grown in a full to part sun and...

(Flowering Dogwood, Variegated 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...

(Flowering Dogwood, Red Cloud Flowering Dogwood)

This cultivated dogwood variety, ‘Red Cloud,’ is a deciduous tree with graceful, spreading branches, prized for its spring display of beautiful deep pink bloom. Like all dogwoods, its true flowers are tiny, green, and clustered at the center of four far larger bracts (petal-like leaves) that produce this cultivar’s spring show. It is a selection of flowering dogwood, a native of southeastern North America, chosen for its red cloud of bloom. It also has reliable red fall color and bright red late...

(Cherokee Sunset Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood)

This fine flowering dogwood has more than just beautiful spring flowers. Throughout the growing season, 'Sunset' bears subdued variegated foliage, in shades of yellow-green and green with pink highlights, which turns purple-red in fall. Its leaves contrast nicely with the many spring flowers. These consist of green flower clusters surrounded by four large, rose-red bracts. Later in the season they develop into clusters of bright red berry-like fruits, which are eaten by birds.

Though shade tolerant,...

(Flowering Dogwood, Sunset Flowering Dogwood)

This dogwood, ‘Sunset,’ is a flowering deciduous tree with graceful, spreading branches, prized for its combination of variegated leaves and purplish-red bloom. Like all dogwoods, its true flowers are tiny, green, and clustered at the center of four far larger bracts (petal-like leaves) that produce the spring show of bloom. It is a selection of flowering dogwood, a native of eastern North America, and a sport (a mutation) of another selection, ‘Cherokee Chief.’ The leaves emerge tipped with pinkish-red,...

(Flowering Dogwood, Variegated 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...