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Cornus florida Welchii
Cornaceae
Tricolor Dogwood, Welchii Dogwood
KOR-nus FLOR-i-da
- 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 shruby.
- 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.