CORNUS FLORIDA `CLOUD NINE`

Cloud 9 Flowering Dogwood
»  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
American Beauties Native Plants
Category:Tree
Breeder:American Beauties Native Plants
Hardiness Zone:5-9
Height:18-22 ft
Spread:18-22 ft
Bloom Color:White Shades
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.