Taxon

Cornus florida 'Rutnut' Red Pygmy®

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Common name: Red Pygmy® flowering dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Distribution: Species native to e.-c. and e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.: PP15,219; 12 October, 2004
Comments: A deciduous, dwarf flowering dogwood that's very floriferous even as a young plant. It is slow-growing with a compact habit sporting deep pink and somewhat twisted bracts in May. An old plant will be only 10' high and wide. Glossy red fruit is attractive but readily eaten by birds. Best used as a specimen.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • Rutgers University • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search • US Patent and Trademark Office- Trademark Search

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: D2015-0065.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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