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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.
pic courtesy of Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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.
| 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 |
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