Cornus racemosa
Common name: 
Gray Dogwood
Red Panicle Dogwood
Pronunciation: 
KOR-nus ra-se-MO-sa
Family: 
Cornaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, 10-15 ft (3-4.5 m), mulitstemmed, erect, suckering.  Leaves simple, opposite, 5-10 cm long, half as wide, narrow-elliptic, margin entire, green in summer and may become deep red in fall.  Terminally borne flowers, small white fruit in racemes with red pedicels, pedicels persist into fall after fruit drop.
  • Sun to full shade.  Transplants well and very adaptable.  Will withstand wet or dry soils.  Its strong tendency to sucker can result in colonies being produced from a single plant.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4    Native range from Maine to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Georgia and Nebraska.
  • cornus: the Latin name for Cornus mas.  racemosa: referring to the type of inflorescence, having flowers in racemes.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: along walkway to the east entrance to Kerr Administration.
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