Cornus amomumIndiana Native
Silky Dogwood

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Cream (Yellowish-white flat-topped cymes (1.5-2.5" dia.) in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Red-Violet (Dull reddish-purple fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
slender, appressed pubescence, second year wood having fissuring pattern
 Fruit Notes:
Multi-Colored (Blue berries with white blotches (beautiful before birds eat them))
 Ultimate Height:
6-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-10 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Grows well in a variety of situations, but prefers wet soil
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2-4" long and half as wide) opposite, simple, elliptic-ovate or elliptic, usually rounded at base, dark green above and somewhat glaucous beneath, except for grayish-white or brownish hairs beneath. Leaves have 4-7 viens that sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin. Stems are purplish (no lenticels).

Additional Information

Easy to transplant. Relatively trouble-free. A three-year pruning cycle improves form, vigor, and winter stem color effect. Cutting all stems 6-12" from ground in late winter has similar effect. Best in mass plantings. Excellent for winter color. Scale and leaf spot can be a problem. Can appear a bit coarse in the landscape.

When Cornus amomum has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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16 Cornus amomum found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12010_01143*AFORD
22010_01118*AFORD
32010_01141*AFORD
42010_01142*AFORD
52018_01172*AHORTPARK
62009_13633*AHORTPARK
72018_01167*AHORTPARK
82018_01165*AHORTPARK
92018_01157*AHORTPARK
102018_01175*AHORTPARK
112018_01179*AHORTPARK
122022_15770*AHORTPARK
132020_01186*AHORTPARK
142020_01186*BHORTPARK
152020_01186*CHORTPARK
162023_00573*AHORTPARK

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