#cornus

[geopsych]

Dogwood

[japanese-plants]

Flowering Dogwood by Takahashi Hiroki (髙橋浩規, 1971-)

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Cornus alba 'Sibirica' (Siberian dogwood) provides a thicket of slender red stems whilst Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' (golden-twig dogwood) produces greenish-yellow stems which are brightest in winter. Both these Cornus cultivars benefit from hard pruning as they regrow vigorously producing colourful new stems for a winter display. Prune just before bud burst in the early spring. The dark seed-heads are from the biennial Dipsacus fullonum (teasel).

Jill Raggett

[faguscarolinensis]

Cornus officinalis / Japanese Cornel Dogwood at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[uxbridge]

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

[vandaliatraveler]

You know it's autumn when . . . you spot the gorgeous white berries of gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa), also referred to as northern swamp dogwood and panicle dogwood. Gray dogwood is one of two local Cornus species (the other being red osier dogwood) with white berries. Gray dogwood is a mounding, suckering shrub found in bottomland forests at lower elevations, especially along streams and riverbanks. Red osier has a similar shrubby stature but prefers higher elevation forests. Silky dogwood is yet another shrubby member of genus Cornus and lives in the same habitat as gray dogwood, but has blue (rather than white) berries.

[appelkueken]

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

All Dogs Are Good Dogs

Watercolor On Cotton Paper

2023, 41"x 30"

Dogwood Blossoms

Kyanite