Object Details
Description
This is a smaller cultivar of the kousa dogwood which produces many white bracts. These white blooms grow in groups of three and last several weeks.
Hardiness
-20 - 20 F
Bloom Time
Late spring. Lasts for several weeks.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2017-0395A
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Life Form
Deciduous tree
Average Height
15'
Bark Characteristics
Exfoliating, gray
Bloom Characteristics
Cluster of yellow-green flowers surrounded by 4, pointed white bracts. Three flowers per cluster.
Fall Color
Red
Foliage Characteristics
Simple, opposite, ovate, pointed green leaves.
Fruit Characteristics
Red, rapsberry shaped, pendulous and edible.
Structure
Almost tiered
Range
Cultivated
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On Display
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Common Name
kousa dogwood 'Triple Crown'
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Asteranae
Order
Cornales
Family
Cornaceae
Genus
Cornus
Species
kousa
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Trees
Living Collections
Link to Original Record
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2017-0395A