Cornus florida 'Welchii'
Common name:
Tricolor Dogwood
Welchii Dogwood
Pronunciation:
KOR-nus FLOR-i-da
Family:
Cornaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Leaves variegated green, cream white, and pink; fall color reddish-purple. Showy bracts ("flowers") white, fruit red.
- Best in partial shade. Slow growing and somewhat shrubby.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6 Selected by Mark Welch in about 1920 and introduced in about 1930 by Cole Nursery in Ohio.
- Corvallis: Jackson Ave. at 7th St.
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