Cornus amomum

Common Name: Silky Dogwood

Plant Type: Shrub

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: sun, part sun

Soil Moisture: mesic, wet

Soil Type: Sand

Height: 10 ft

Bloom Time: summer

Flower Colour: white

Germination Requirements: Seed needs a period of warm, moist stratification followed by cold stratification and will germinate after being shifted back to warm, for example 70°-40°-70°F. Seed will not germinate in the presence of chemical inhibitors.

Details/Comments: berries turn from white to blue in fall; highly valued by wildlife, tolerates walnuts

Picture Copyright: John Oyston