Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida L. - Dogwood family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 18 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Flowering Dogwood: Antispila cornifoliella, Automeris io io, Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea I, Celastrina ladon, Choristoneura rosaceana, Epinotia lindana, Euthyatira pudens, Eutrapela clemataria, Heterocampa biundata, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma americana, Metarranthis warnerae, Morrisonia confusa, Orgyia leucostigma, Papestra cristifera, Parasa indetermina, Probole amicaria, Samia cynthia, Schizura concinna, Schizura unicornis, Spiramater grandis, Synanthedon geliformis, Synanthedon scitula, Xanthotype urticaria
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
- CAN: Ontario
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.