CORNUS FLORIDA `CLOUD NINE`

Plant Type-Tree

Hardiness- ZONE 5-9

Mature Size-Height- 18 - 22 Ft Width- 18 -22 Ft

Flower Color - White Shades

Description-

Flowering dogwood has spreading horizontal branches and distinctive white flowers in spring. The 3" diameter flower clusters bloom mid-April to mid-May, attracting a number of butterflies and other pollinators. 'Cloud 9' flowers profusely and has extra showy, overlapping white bracts. Clusters of glossy red fruit mature in fall and persist into winter when they are eaten by birds. The leaves turn scarlet red in fall.

Attributes-Early to bloom

Beautiful white flowers in spring

Native

Attracts butterflies and other pollinators

Berries attract birds such as robins, catbirds, mourning doves

Provides nesting sites for a number of birds

Good fall color

Attractive winter form