Object Details
Description
This flowering dogwood cultivar has better resistance to powdery mildew than any other white flowering dogwood.
Hardiness
-20 - 20 F
Attracts
Attracts birds with fruit and shelter; butterflies with nectar and as a host.
Bloom Time
April
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2014-1253A
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Life Form
Deciduous tree
Average Height
15-20'
Bark Characteristics
Smooth and gray with warts.
Bloom Characteristics
22 yellow green flowers in a cluster surrounded by 4 white bracts. 4" wide overall.
Fall Color
Red
Foliage Characteristics
Simple, opposite, broadly ovate, with hairs on underside of leaf veins. Entire, slightly undulate margins. 5" long.
Fruit Characteristics
Red drupe.
Structure
Round
Range
Cultivated
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On Display
National Museum of Natural History
Common Name
flowering dogwood 'Jean's Appalachian Snow'
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Asteranae
Order
Cornales
Family
Cornaceae
Genus
Cornus
Species
florida
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Trees
Living Collections
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Record ID
ofeo-sg_2014-1253A