Silky Dogwood Cornus amomum

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Hardiness Zone: 4 - 8
Mature Height: 6-10 Feet
Mature Width: 6-10 Feet
Features: Creamy white flowers in flat topped clusters in late spring; pale to porcelain blue fruit, often blotched with white, for a short time in summer (eaten quickly by birds); autumn color is a mild purplish red.
Culture: Full sun to partial shade; prefers a moist, well-drained soil, but tolerates wet and dry sites; tolerates alkaline soil.
Mature Form: Rounded
Native To: United States (and Illinois)
Soil Conditions:
Dry
Moist, Well-Drained
Wet
Tolerance:
Alkaline Soil
Dry Sites
Salt
Soil Compaction
Wet Sites
Wind
Uses:
Barrier
Border
Foundation
Hedge
Massing
Naturalizing
Screen
Specimen
Foliage Color: Green

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