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|genus=Cornus
|genus=Cornus
|species=florida
|species=florida
|common_name=Flowering Dogwood
|name_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|habit=tree
|Min ht box=20
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=30
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|exposure=part-sun
|sun_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|water=moist
|water_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|features=deciduous, flowers, fall color
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|flowers=pink, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=5
|usda_ref=Complete Landscaping - ISBN 9780376009272
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Benthamidia florida berry.jpg
|image=Benthamidia florida berry.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
'''''Cornus florida''''' ('''Flowering Dogwood''', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Benthamidia florida'' (L.) Spach) is a species of [[dogwood]] native to eastern [[North America]], from southern [[Maine]] west to southern [[Ontario]] and eastern [[Kansas]], and south to northern [[Florida]] and eastern [[Texas]] and also in [[Illinois]], with a disjunct population in eastern [[Mexico]] in [[Nuevo León]] and [[Veracruz]].
'''''Cornus florida''''' ('''Flowering Dogwood''', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Benthamidia florida'' (L.) Spach) is a species of [[dogwood]] native to eastern [[North America]], from southern [[Maine]] west to southern [[Ontario]] and eastern [[Kansas]], and south to northern [[Florida]] and eastern [[Texas]] and also in [[Illinois]], with a disjunct population in eastern [[Mexico]] in [[Nuevo León]] and [[Veracruz]].
Flowering dogwood is a small [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} high, often wider than it is tall when mature, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|ft|0|abbr=on}}. A 10-year-old tree will stand about {{convert|5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, ovate, 6–13 cm long and 4–6 cm broad, with an apparently entire margin (actually very finely toothed, under a lens); they turn a rich red-brown in fall.
Flowering dogwood is a small [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} high, often wider than it is tall when mature, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|ft|0|abbr=on}}. A 10-year-old tree will stand about {{convert|5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple, ovate, 6–13 cm long and 4–6 cm broad, with an apparently entire margin (actually very finely toothed, under a lens); they turn a rich red-brown in fall.
The [[flower]]s are individually small and inconspicuous, with four greenish-yellow petals 4 mm long. Around 20 flowers are produced in a dense, rounded, [[umbel]]-shaped [[inflorescence]], or flower-head, 1–2 cm in diameter. The flower-head is surrounded by four conspicuous large white, pink or red "petals" (actually [[bract]]s), each bract 3 cm long and 2.5 cm broad, rounded, and often with a distinct notch at the apex. The flowers are bisexual.
The [[flower]]s are individually small and inconspicuous, with four greenish-yellow petals 4 mm long. Around 20 flowers are produced in a dense, rounded, [[umbel]]-shaped [[inflorescence]], or flower-head, 1–2 cm in diameter. The flower-head is surrounded by four conspicuous large white, pink or red "petals" (actually [[bract]]s), each bract 3 cm long and 2.5 cm broad, rounded, and often with a distinct notch at the apex. The flowers are bisexual.
While most of the wild trees have white bracts, some selected [[cultivar]]s of this tree also have pink bracts, some even almost a true red. They typically flower in early April in the southern part of their range, to late April or early May in northern and high altitude areas. The similar [[Kousa Dogwood]] (''Cornus kousa''), native to [[Asia]], flowers about a month later.
While most of the wild trees have white bracts, some selected [[cultivar]]s of this tree also have pink bracts, some even almost a true red. They typically flower in early April in the southern part of their range, to late April or early May in northern and high altitude areas. The similar [[Kousa Dogwood]] (''Cornus kousa''), native to [[Asia]], flowers about a month later.
The [[fruit]] is a cluster of two to ten [[drupe]]s, each 10–15 mm long and about 8 mm wide, which ripen in the late summer and the early fall to a bright red, or occasionally yellow with a rosy blush. They are an important food source for dozens of species of [[bird]]s, which then distribute the [[seed]]s.
The [[fruit]] is a cluster of two to ten [[drupe]]s, each 10–15 mm long and about 8 mm wide, which ripen in the late summer and the early fall to a bright red, or occasionally yellow with a rosy blush. They are an important food source for dozens of species of [[bird]]s, which then distribute the [[seed]]s.
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*'Cherokee Princess' - vigorous white bracts, industry standard for white flowers.
*'Cherokee Princess' - vigorous white bracts, industry standard for white flowers.
*'Cherokee Sunset' - purplish-red bracts; variegated foliage.
*'Cherokee Sunset' - purplish-red bracts; variegated foliage.
*'Gulf Coast Pink' - best pink flowering dogwood in Florida – northern part only.
*'Gulf Coast Pink' - best pink flowering dogwood in Florida – northern part only.
*'Hohman's Gold' - white bracts; variegated foliage.
*'Hohman's Gold' - white bracts; variegated foliage.
*‘Jean’s Appalachian Snow’ – large, overlapping white bracts w/ green flowers; very resistant to powdery mildew.
*‘Jean’s Appalachian Snow’ – large, overlapping white bracts w/ green flowers; very resistant to powdery mildew.
