Plants of the Cornaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Cornus

  • Cornus alba

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

  • Cornus racemosa

    Gray Dogwood
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    • 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.
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    • 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

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