Taxon

Cornus florida f. rubra

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Common name: pink flowering dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Distribution: e.-c. and e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous tree growing 20' high and wide. This popular form produces pink flowers (bracts) at an early age and typically reddish to fall color. Glossy red fruit is attractive but readily eaten by birds. Best used as a specimen and placed in front of a dark background to accentuate other landscape plantings.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • Tropicos

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AJ05 (AJ05) • Accession: D1983-0108.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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