Dogwood

Cornus x horseyi Cornaceae

Growth habit

Shrub - Clonal

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Houston and Grossman Ponds

Source of plant

Ruth Nix, Arnold Arboretum

Description

A shrubby plant with a dull purplish-red tinge to the twigs and a golden pubescence on the leaves. Named for Richard Horsey, the first curator and taxonomist of the Rochester Parks system.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5