How to tend a Cornus florida

Also known as: Benthamia florida (L.) Nakai, Benthamidia florida (L.) Spach, Benthamidia florida var. pendula (Dippel) Moldenke, Benthamidia florida f. pendula (Dippel) H.Hara, Benthamidia florida f. pluribracteata (Rehder) H.Hara, Benthamidia florida var. rubra (Weston) Moldenke, Benthamidia florida f. rubra (Weston) H.Hara, Benthamidia florida var. urbiniana (Rose) Moldenke, Benthamidia florida f. xanthocarpa (Rehder) H.Hara, Cornus candidissima Mill., Cornus florida var. florida , Cornus florida var. pendula Dippel, Cornus florida f. pluribracteata Rehder, Cornus florida f. purpurea Geerinck, Cornus florida var. rosea Carrière & André, Cornus florida var. rubra Weston, Cornus florida var. rubra André, Cornus florida f. rubra (Weston) Schelle, Cornus florida var. urbiniana (Rose) Wangerin, Cornus florida subsp. urbiniana (Rose) Rickett, Cornus florida var. xanthocarpa Rehder, Cornus florida f. xanthocarpa (Rehder) Rehder, Cornus urbiniana Rose, Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Small, Cynoxylon floridum var. pendulum (Dippel) Moldenke, Cynoxylon floridum var. rubrum (Weston) Moldenke, Cynoxylon florida Raf., Cornus florida f. florida , Benthamidia florida var. urbiniana (Rose) H.Hara, Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Britton & Shafer, Cornus florida f. pendula (Dippel) Schelle

Watering

Only need keep soil moist

Sunlight

Likes warm and moist environments、like sunshine

Soil

Sandy loam

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Timely cut short growing branches, promote branching

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Cornaceae, Cornus
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 15-20 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-April;fruiting period September-October
Flower colors
yellow, white, fruit color red
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