| Description | Constellation Dogwood is a hybrid white-flowering Dogwood with good disease resistance. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOR-nus)(rut-gur-SEN-sis) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5a-9 |
| Sunlight | Grows best in full sun to partial shade. |
| Moisture | Prefers moist, tolerates average, doesn't like consistent dry. |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | The white petal-like structures are actually bracts making up the flower. |
| Fruit | Flowers are sterile, so no fruit is produced. |
| Leaves | The leaves are elliptical to ovate, dark green, simple, and opposite, with entire margins. Has red fall color. |
| Dimensions | Reaches 16–22 ft tall and 12–18 ft wide, with an upright-to-rounded form. |
| Propagation | PP07210, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross created by Dr. Orton of Cornus florida and Cornus kousa. In the 1990s, he introduced the Stellar® Series (group). These plants are known to be resistant to borers and anthracnose, which were plaguing the native Dogwoods. These hybrids were created at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. |
| Misc Facts | Has high resistance to dogwood borer, powdery mildew, and anthracnose. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #270-North Carolina Extension Gardener Tool Box (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants) |
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