(Aurora® Dogwood, Dogwood)

An upright, small, deciduous tree, Aurora® dogwood is one of a series of sterile Rutgers hybrids that are crosses between the North American native Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) and the Asian Cornus kousa (Korean dogwood). As with all of the Rutgers hybrids, it is notable for its floriferous nature and large, white, bracted flowers that appear in late spring, after those of the native flowering dogwood. This selection is markedly resistant to anthracnose and dogwood borer....

(Celestial® Dogwood, Dogwood)

A profusely flowering, small deciduous tree, ‘Rutdan’ is a hybrid dogwood that combines the best features of its parents: hardiness, resistance to diseases and pests, and eye-catching white flowers. It is one of several dogwoods in the Stellar Series, bred at Rutgers University by crossing the American-native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) with the kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), a native of Korea and Japan. The "flowers" are composed of four almost-touching white bracts (petal-like...

(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...

(Golden Prairie Fire Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

A selection of Tatarian dogwood, native from northern Russia to Korea, ‘Aurea’ is prized for the glowing chartreuse-gold color of its leaves and the bright red color of its stems and branches in winter. 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 dark green tapered leaves that turn red or orange in autumn. Though this northern species may scorch in hot climates, it has some tolerance...

(Ivory Halo® Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

A selection of Tatarian dogwood, which is native from northern Russia to Korea, ‘Bailhalo’ is prized for its leaves outlined with white, the bright red color of its stems and branches in winter, and its year-round toughness. It is a multi-stemmed, spreading, compact, deciduous shrub with clusters of small white flowers in spring followed by clusters of small white fruits, often tinged blue. It has dark green tapered leaves that turn red or orange in autumn. Though this northern species may scorch...

(Cream Cracker™ Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

A selection of Tatarian dogwood, which is native from northern Russia to Korea, ‘Cream Cracker’ is prized for its variegated leaves, the strong purple-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 yellow margins when young fading to white margins by summer. The leaves turn...

(Elegant Redosier Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood)

Variegated Tatarian dogwood is a bushy, suckering 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 characteristics are its variegated green and white foliage and red-green stems that turn dark red in winter. In the summer, flattened cymes of yellow-green flowers appear followed by small, white to blue, berry-like...

(Hessei 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. A slower-growing, dwarf form,'Hessei's most ornamental characteristic is its bright yellow stems that stand out in the winter landscape. In the summer, flattened cymes of creamy white flowers appear followed by small, white to bluish berry-like fruits....

(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...

(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...