Cornus florida
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Cultivar
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Bracts
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Comments
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| Apple Blossom | Light pink | Bracts fading to white in the center |
| Autumn Gold | White | Yellow fall color; orange-yellow twigs |
| Barton | Large, overlapping, white bracts | Excellent mildew resistance; susceptible to spot anthracnose; flowers at an early age |
| Bay Beauty | Double, white bracts | More drought and heat tolerant than most dogwoods; recommended for the lower south |
| Daybreak | White | Vigorous; upright growth rate; variegated (green with white edge) summer foliage; pink to deep red fall color; some resistance to anthracnose |
| Cherokee Chief | Dark red | Moderate growth rate; new growth is red; bronze fall color; moderate resistance to mildew |
| Cherokee Princess | Large, white bracts | Early and heavy flowering; slow growth rate; red fall color; some resistance to mildew and spot anthracnose |
| Cherokee Brave | Red | Vigorous growth; resistance to mildew |
| Cherokee Sunset | Purplish red | Moderate to vigorous growth; pinkish-tipped new growth in spring; variegated (green, yellow) summer foliage that does not burn; pink to red to purple fall color; resistant to anthracnose |
| Cloud 9 | Overlapping, white bracts | Slow growth rate; sometimes sold as Barton's White or Abundance; excellent mildew resistance; susceptible to spot anthracnose; flowers when young |
| First Lady | Large, white bracts | Slow growth rate; variegated (shades of yellow and green) leaves that do not burn; maroon fall color; mildew susceptible; some resistance to spot anthracnose |
| Fragrant Cloud | Large, white bracts | Slightly fragrant; moderate mildew and spot anthracnose resistance |
| Golden Nugget | White | Green and bronzy-yellow foliage |
| Green Glow | White | Fastest growing dogwood cultivar; upright, compact, tight form; heavy flowering; light green blotches on leaves |
| Hohman's Gold | White | Variegated green and yellow summer foliage; spectacular deep, red fall color |
| Junior Miss | Large, deep pink bracts fading to white in the center | Resistance to spot anthracnose |
| Mystery | White with red spots | Compact habit; slow growth; red-purple fall color; some resistance to mildew; drought tolerant |
| Ozark Spring | ||
| Pigmy | Small, white bracts | Height 6 feet; resistance to mildew |
| Plena | Double, white bracts | Resistance to spot anthracnose |
| Pringlei | Turned up white bracts are fused at the top | A native variety to the lower south; hardy to Zone 8; requires good drainage |
| Purple Glory | Dark red | Maroon to purple summer foliage; dark purple fall color; spot anthracnose resistance |
| Rainbow | White | Summer foliage has green centers surrounded by a band of lighter green with yellow-green edges; fall color - purple, yellow, and rose |
| Red Beauty | Large, dark red | Height 6 to 10 feet; dense due to profuse branching |
| Royal Red | Large, deep red | New foliage is blood red; deep red fall foliage |
| Rubra | Rose pink | Not as cold hard as most dogwoods |
| Springtime | Large, white | Resistance to mildew and spot anthracnose |
| Stokes Pink | Pink | Medium size upright tree |
| Sweetwater Red | Bracts that remain red | Strongest growing red dogwood; reddish summer foliage; red purple fall foliage |
| ssp. urbiniana | ||
| Variegata nana | ||
| Variegata | ||
| Welchii | White | Variegated white, green, and pink foliage; may sunburn in hot exposed sites; rose red to red-purple fall foliage |