Dogwood, Pink Flowering, Bare Root

Pink Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida 'Rubra')

Pink Flowering Dogwood, a beautiful cultivar of the native flowering dogwood, is celebrated for its vibrant pink spring blooms, rich green summer foliage, and striking red fall color. This small, deciduous tree brings year-round interest to the landscape, with ornamental appeal and important ecological benefits. Its showy blooms attract pollinators, while its fall berries provide food for birds, making it an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, woodland edges, and native plantings.

Key Characteristics

• Showy Pink Spring Blooms: In early spring, Pink Flowering Dogwood is adorned with stunning pink flowers that create a colorful focal point. The blooms attract bees and other pollinators, adding early-season nectar to the garden.

• Seasonal Red Berries for Wildlife: After flowering, clusters of small red berries appear in late summer and persist into fall, providing an important food source for birds like cardinals, bluebirds, and robins. The berries bring additional color and seasonal interest to the landscape.

• Brilliant Fall Foliage: This dogwood’s foliage transforms to shades of red and burgundy in the fall, creating a vivid display that enhances any garden or naturalized area. Its multi-season appeal makes it a favorite for adding year-round beauty to landscapes.

• Compact, Ornamental Size: Growing 15-30 feet tall with a similar spread, Pink Flowering Dogwood has a manageable size that suits smaller spaces, garden borders, and woodland plantings. Its elegant, spreading form makes it an attractive understory tree or specimen plant.

• Adaptable and Easy to Grow: Pink Flowering Dogwood thrives in part shade to full sun and prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soils. It’s adaptable to a variety of landscape settings, including shaded borders, mixed gardens, and native plant gardens.

Product Details

• Native Range: Eastern North America (cultivar of native species)
• Plant Life Cycle: Deciduous tree
• Sun Requirements: Part shade to full sun
• Soil Requirements: Moist, well-drained, acidic soils; tolerates loamy and slightly sandy soils
• Mature Height: 15-30 feet
• Bloom Time: Early spring
• Bloom Color: Pink
• Fall Color: Red to burgundy
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9

Pink Flowering Dogwood brings vibrant color, wildlife benefits, and ornamental beauty to landscapes, making it a versatile choice for enhancing gardens and naturalized areas with seasonal interest.