Select Cornus kousa cultivars
Cultivar Bract color Comments
Aget Large, white Bracts remain until fall
Akabana Pink Variegated summer foliage; slow; open growth
Angustata    
Autumn Rose White Yellow to lime green spring foliage; pink to light red fall foliage; wavy leaves
Baby Splash White Dwarf plant; small green and white leaves
Big Apple Large, white Large, spreading tree; velvety green leaves; extra large fruit
Blue Shadow White Glossy, dark green leaves; some bracts remain until fall; excellent red fall color; 30'
Bon Fire White Variegated summer leaves (yellow, light and dark green); fall foliage is multicolored
Blush's Pink Pink Holds color well; leaves tinged with crimson
Camden White Long flowering period
Cascade White
Cedar Ridge Select White Bracts turn red at end of season
China Girl Large, white Large bracts and fruit; good fall color; early flowering
Chinensis White A naturally occurring variety of C. kousa; grows more freely and flowers more abundantly than species; 30'
Lusigarten weeping White Weeping form; low growing
Julian    
Elizabeth    
Milky Way White Broad, bushy form; excellent flower and fruit production; a cultivar of var. chinensis
Moonbeam Large, white 7 to 8" flowers on long peduncles; 15 to 25'
Gold Star White Slow growing; gold band down the center of the leaf
Rosabella    
Summer Stars White Long lasting bracts; reddish purple fall color; 25'
Twinkle White Upright, compact habit; wine-red fall color
Speciosa Large, white Dark green leaves curling slightly
Trinity Star    
National Large, white Vigorous; vase shape; large fruit
Madame Butterfly White Heavy flower production; bracts turn vertical giving a butterfly appearance; 20'
Dwarf Pink Light pink Low, spreading habit; 6 to 9'
Prolific White Late flowering