The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Mexican flowering dogwood, Pringle flowering dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)

Synonym: Cornus florida var. pringlei, Cornus urbiniana

Distribution: Mexico

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A rare deciduous flowering tree growing 20' high, about half as wide. Flowers are different than our native dogwood having narrow, creased, white bracts that don’t fully open giving a "Chinese Lantern" look. Holds foliage later than our dogwood and has reddish 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 flowers. Resistant to dogwood anthracnose.