Dogwood Plants at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently represented in our collections. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

  • Cornus alba

    Tatarian Dogwood
    • Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' // Ivory Halo ('Bailhalo') Tatarian Dogwood
  • Cornus alternifolia

    Pagoda Dogwood
    An alternate-leaved dogwood with ornamental flowers and fruit, and a strongly horizontal, tiered branching habit.
    • Cornus alternifolia // Pagoda Dogwood ("straight species")
    • Cornus alternifolia 'W. Stackman' // Golden Shadows® Pagoda Dogwood
  • Cornus controversa

    Giant Dogwood
    A larger dogwood with showy clusters of small white flowers and showy red/blue/black fruits with red stalks.
    • Cornus controversa 'June Snow' // June Snow Giant Dogwood
  • Cornus florida

    Flowering Dogwood
    A beautiful, small, spring flowering tree with showy flowers, fruits and fall color.
    • Cornus florida // Flowering Dogwood ("straight species")
    • Cornus florida 'Appalachian Spring' // Appalachian Spring Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida 'Cherokee Daybreak' // Cherokee Daybreak Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess' // Cherokee Princess Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida 'Cloud 9' // Cloud 9 Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida 'Grovflor' // Spring Grove™ Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida 'Karen's Appalachian Blush' // Karen's Appalachian Blush Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida var. rubra // Pink Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida var. rubra 'Cherokee Chief' // Cherokee Chief Flowering Dogwood
    • Cornus florida var. rubra 'Cherokee Sunset' // Cherokee Sunset Flowering Dogwood
  • Cornus foemina

    Swamp Dogwood, Stiff Dogwood
    • Cornus foemina // Swamp Dogwood, Stiff Dogwood ("straight species")
  • Cornus kousa

    Japanese Kousa Dogwood
    A great tree: multi-season beauty with showy flowers, fruits and fall color, and blooming longer and later than the more common flowering dogwoods.
    • Cornus kousa // Japanese Kousa Dogwood ("straight species")
    • Cornus kousa 'Rutpink' // Scarlet Fire® Kousa Dogwood
    • Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis // Chinese Kousa Dogwood
    • Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis 'Milky Way' // Milky Way Kousa Dogwood
  • Cornus mas

    Corneliancherry Dogwood
    • Cornus mas // Corneliancherry Dogwood ("straight species")
    • Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' // Golden Glory Corneliancherry Dogwood
    • Cornus mas 'Variegata' // Variegated Corneliancherry Dogwood
  • Cornus racemosa

    Gray Dogwood
    • Cornus racemosa // Gray Dogwood ("straight species")
  • Cornus sericea

    Red-twig (Redosier) Dogwood
    A very showy, swamp-loving shrub with bright red stems in all seasons, plus ornamental flowers, fruits, and fall color.
    • Cornus sericea 'Baileyii' // Baileyii Red-twig (Redosier) Dogwood
    • Cornus sericea 'Cardinal' // Cardinal Red-twig (Redosier) Dogwood
    • Cornus sericea 'Farrow' // Arctic Fire™ Redtwig Dogwood
    • Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' // Golden Yellow-twig (Redosier) Dogwood, Lutea
    • Cornus sericea 'Silver and Gold' // Silver and Gold Redosier Dogwood
  • Cornus x

    • Cornus x 'KN 30-8' // Venus® Dogwood
    • Cornus x 'Rutcan' // Constellation® Hybrid Dogwood
    • Cornus x 'Rutgan' // Stellar Pink® Hybrid Dogwood