Creeping Dogwood Seed

Cornus canadensis

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Creeping Dogwood is actually a herbaceous perennial with a creeping woody rootstock. It forms an attractive carpet of foliage starred with white flowers in May and June which are succeeded by bright red fruits in early autumn. The white ‘petals’ are really bracts surrounding balls of tiny flowers. Useful decorative ground cover for shady places and needs little maintenance.

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Description

Cornus canadensis

Common name: Creeping Dogwood.

Native: North America.

Provenance: USA

Size and spread (10 years): 0.2m high.

Treatment required: Mildly dormant requires 14 weeks of stratification.

Seeds / kg:            111,013                  97% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Lighter humus rich soils in a lightly shaded aspect.

Planting instructions: Choice ground cover, dies back in the autumn and sprouts up again in the spring

Mature height: 0.2m high.

Additional information

Weight 2.00 g
Genus

Cornus

Size

Seed Pack (140 seeds approx.)

Family

Cornaceae

Flowering Month

May, June

Colour

white

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

shrub

Requires

shade