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Kelsey Dogwood

Scientific name: Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’
Taxonomy
Family:Cornaceae
Type:Groundcovers deciduous woody
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:2 to 9
Plant Characteristics
Height:3 ft
Width:3 ft
Bloom:Spring flowers
Bloom Time:May to June
Bloom Color:White
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Kelsey dogwood is prized as a low growing deciduous groundcover with bright green leaves and masses of white flowers appearing in late spring.

  Morphology:
This dogwood variant forms a shrub 2’-3’ tall and as wide. It has oval to narrowly oblong leaves which are green above and pale below. In late spring flat-topped clusters of small white flowers are formed. As the days shorten in the fall the leaves on this plant turn a bronze to purplish color. After they are shed the plant retains its striking red twigs during the dormant season.

  Adaptation:
This species is considered widely adapted to moist, well drained soil. It is often used as a foundation shrub or for holding soil together on steep slopes.

  Pests:
None reported.
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