Florikous Dogwood

Other names

Orton Hybrid Dogwood

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection

Source of plant

Forestfarm Nursery

Description

Trees are very vigorous, erect in habit, and uniformly wide throughout. They are also very floriferous. The period of floral display is about the same as that of Celestial (TM). The floral bracts are white and provide a heavily textured, velvety appearance, and become creamy white as they age. They are nearly rounded to obovate with a broad, tapering base and an acute tip. The margins of the basal one-third of adjacent bracts typically overlap. At 19 years, the original seedling measured 18' tall and 18' wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

disease resistance