Cornus × rutgersensis 'Rutban' [sold as Aurora®] (Stellar Group)
Aurora Dogwood

Cornus × rutgersensis ′Rutban′ [sold as Aurora®] (Stellar Group) - Winter Habit
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 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Broad, white to creamy-white floral bracts that surround the small, green true flowers in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green, heat resistant summer foliage); Red-Violet (Red to purple fall foliage)
 Ultimate Height:
15-20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Best in moist, acidic, well-drained soil with a layer of mulch
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, simple, and ovate, at 4-5" in length with acuminate tip. Leaves have distinct veination where veins approach the margin but never seem to touch it, sweeping toward the leaf tip.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Groupings 211
  • Patio Tree 129
  • Specimen 630
  • Fall Color 238

    • Additional Information

    The Stellar Series is a collection of hybrids of the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) and the Kousa Dogwood (C. kousa), developed by Dr. Elwin Orton, Jr. of Rutgers University. These vigorous, sterile hybrids are resistant to the Common Dogwood Borer (Synanthedon scitula) and Dogwood Anthracnose (Discula distructiva), which can severely affect the Flowering Dogwood. 'Rutban' is a strongly upright, abundant bloomer with white to creamy-white floral bracts.

    When Cornus × rutgersensis 'Rutban' [sold as Aurora®] (Stellar Group) has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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