CORNUS

Commonly known as Cornel, Dogwood

Genus of about 60 species of mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees from grasslands, thickets, woodland, rocky slopes and swamps mainly in northern temperate areas.

Grown for their showy bracts, elegant habit, fruits and colourful autumn leaves.

The species have been used as food and medicine and in manufacture of small implements and cutting boards. The wood is beautiful, fine-grained and hard.

The  "dogwood' name might have come from the "dags" (daggers, skewers and arrows) made from the slender stems. Fruits were known as "dogberries".

Two species are represented in the UK. C. mas is a widely found introduction, C sanguinea, a native, extending particularly on chalk as far north as the Midlands.

Further Reading....
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Semi-evergreen
    Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
  • Ground cover
    These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
  • Medium shrub
    Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
  • Tall Shrub
  • Tree
    Small tree

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FLOWERING DOGWOODS

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CORNUS kousa 'Satomi'

CORNUS kousa 'Satomi'

Japanese dogwood

deep pink bracts. Leaves turn deep purplish-red in autumn

 
Large
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CORNUS kousa 'Scarlet Fire'

CORNUS kousa 'Scarlet Fire'

Japanese dogwood

large pink bracts

 
Medium
£120.00 each 

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CORNUS kousa var chinensis

CORNUS kousa var chinensis

Chinese dogwood

white flushed pink

 
Small
£20.00 each 
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£50.00 each 
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CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'China Girl'

CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'China Girl'

Chinese dogwood

very large creamy-white bracts in late spring. Red and purple autumn colour and exfoliating bark

 
Large
£65.00 each 
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CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'Milky Way'

CORNUS kousa var chinensis 'Milky Way'

Chinese dogwood

prolific flowerer with white flowers and grey-green leaves turning red in autumn

 
Large
£75.00 each 
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CORNUS mas

CORNUS mas

Cornel, Cornelian cherry

small yellow flowers on naked twigs in February

 
£15.00 each 
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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CORNUS mas 'Aurea'

CORNUS mas 'Aurea'

Cornel, Cornelian cherry

leaves suffused a delicate yellow especially in spring, fading later

 
Large
£45.00 each 
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CORNUS mas 'Variegata'

CORNUS mas 'Variegata'

Cornel, Cornelian cherry

conspicuous white margined leaves. An excellent variegated small tree

 
Large
£50.00 each 
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CORNUS 'Norman Hadden'

CORNUS 'Norman Hadden'

Chinese, Japanese dogwood

a small spreading tree which is a hybrid between C.capitata and C.kousa. Four taper-pointed creamy-white bracts in June

 
Small
£20.00 each 
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CORNUS nuttallii 'Ascona'

CORNUS nuttallii 'Ascona'

Pacific dogwood

orange, red or purple foliage in autumn. Large white bracts sometimes flushed pink

 
Large
£75.00 each 
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CORNUS officinalis

CORNUS officinalis

Japanese cornel

attractive peeling brown bark and slightly fragrant yellow flowers on naked twigs in FEB. Red fruits and rich autumn tints

 
£25.00 each 
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CORNUS 'Ormonde'

CORNUS 'Ormonde'

large white bracts, similar to Eddie's White Wonder.

 
£100.00  
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
CORNUS pumila

CORNUS pumila

Dwarf red-tipped dogwood

dwarf, slow-growing dogwoood. New leaves are crimson contrasting with the green of older leaves. White flowers followed by black fruits

 
individually £14.50 each , 3+ £13.00 each 
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CORNUS x rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

CORNUS x rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

Dogwood

rounded soft pink and overlapping bracts

 
Large
£75.00 each 
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Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
CORNUS 'Venus'

CORNUS 'Venus'

Dogwood

hybrid between C.nutallii and C.kousa var. chinensis. exceptionally large and freely produced white bracted flowerheads. Perhaps the most outstanding plant on our Chelsea stands since 2022

 
Small
£60.00 each 
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Medium
£120.00  

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