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Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana
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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.
Links:
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
Locations
1:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D2014-0228.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
STU: AT08
(AT08)
• Accession: D2014-0228.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual