Cornus amomum
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Silky Dogwood, Silky Cornel
Cornaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | to 10 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous | |
| Noted for: | Interesting bark, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wet site hedge, wet site specimen plant especially if a clump is suitable. Rarely planted but considerable value especially in areas where most shrubs are bare during the winter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed, softwood cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Birds and small mammals consume the fruit. Fruits used by birds and small mammals. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) and spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon). Attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Riverine swamps, natural levees along streams, lake margins. Typically in areas with shallow annual inundation, typically during the winter/early spring season. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Has considerable winter interest as its bark is smooth and red. |