This plant thrives best in Zones 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Flowers appear in mid-spring to late summer. Roughleaf Dogwood Live Stakes produces tiny flowers appearing in creamy white or light yellow clusters. Hard white berries appear in the fall. Trees grow to 16 to 20 feet at maturity.
Where To Plant Roughleaf Dogwood Live Stakes
They prefer well-drained to moist soils. An adaptable shrub, they are cold tolerant but also known to tolerate drier conditions. For best fruit and flowers, plant in full sun. However, this plant will also thrive in shaded settings.
Lure Wildlife With Roughleaf Dogwood Live Stakes
Latin name Cornus drummondii, is a fast-growing, ornamental, deciduous shrub or little tree mentioned for its beautiful, creamy white clusters of flowers and hard white fruit. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and insects that feed on their nectar. The fruit attracts birds, squirrels, rabbits, fox and deer. In their native habitat, they can be found in swamps and marshes and along the banks of ponds and streams. They may appear as a single tree or in thickets and provide excellent nesting cover for birds. They are often used in conservationist projects for erosion control.
Roughleaf Dogwood Live Stakes Stunning Appearance
Roughleaf Dogwood Live Stakes has dark, green veined leaves which turn an attractive deep red in autumn. The leaves are oval in shape, their upper surface rough to the touch - hence the name "roughleaf" - whereas the lower surface of the leaves have a velvety feel. The Latin name, Cornus drummondii, was given in honor of Thomas Drummond, a naturalist and native of Scotland, who undertook a nearly two-year effort to complete a botanical survey of Texas where he came upon this shrub. Although he died before the survey was completed, many of the species of plants he collected were redistributed throughout Europe.
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