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Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
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Common name:
variegated giant dogwood
Family:
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A picturesque deciduous flowering tree or large shrub reaching about 20' tall and wide in central Ohio. Dark green with white-edged variegation is stunning as is its layered branching. Creamy white flowers in 7" diameter clusters in late May or early June. Fruits ripen blue-black in August and can add exceptional beauty.
Links:
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
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RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
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DWD: AJ05
(AJ05)
• Accession: D2013-0012.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual