cornus florida varieties
If you’re searching for beautiful and diverse cornus florida varieties to enhance your New Zealand garden, you’re in the right place. The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is famed for its stunning spring blossoms, attractive foliage, and year-round interest. Whether you’re planting a specimen tree, designing a pollinator-friendly landscape, or looking for unique colour in a shady spot, there’s a cornus florida variety to suit every need. On this page, we explore the most popular cornus florida varieties, highlight their distinguishing features, and help you discover how to make the most of these garden treasures.
Cornus florida 'Spring Song'
Cornus florida 'Spring Song' is a deciduous shrub grown for its colourful flowering in spring. At this time, masses of showy, rose-pink flowers are borne just as the foliage emerges. The glossy, young leaves are green with bronze overtones and quickly age to become dark green. They develop colourful orange, red, and dark purple tones before falling in autumn. It grows with a rounded habit to about 3 m tall and the same wide. Cornus 'Spring Song' is commonly included in mixed plantings, planted around outdoor living areas, used to border an entrance, maintained in a courtyard garden, or included in cottage gardens.
From $343.89
Cornus 'Stokes Pink'
Cornus 'Stokes Pink' is a deciduous shrub grown for its colourful flowering in spring. At this time, masses of showy, two-tone pink flowers are borne just as the foliage emerges. The glossy leaves emerge green with bronze overtones, quickly age to become dark green, then develop colourful red tones before falling. It grows with a rounded habit to about 3 m tall and the same wide. Cornus 'Stokes Pink' is commonly included in mixed plantings, planted around outdoor living areas, used to border an entrance, maintained in a courtyard garden, or included in cottage gardens.
From $299.92
