Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' ~ First Editions® Cayenee Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum 'Cayenne' ~ First Editions® Cayenee Silky DogwoodCayenne Silky Dogwood is a medium sized native deciduous shrub with an open rounded habit and bright red stems. Its leaves are a mild green that turns orange red in fall. Tiny white flowers grow in flat topped clusters in spring to summer and give way to porcelain blue fruit that attracts birds. Prefers part sun and slightly acidic, moist, well drained soil. Type: Shrub Origins: Eastern N. America; GA Native Height: 6' 8' Spread: 8 10' Spacing: 9 USDA

Cayenne Silky Dogwood is a medium-sized native deciduous shrub with an open rounded habit and bright red stems. Its leaves are a mild green that turns orange-red in fall.  Tiny white flowers grow in flat-topped clusters in spring to summer and give way to porcelain blue fruit that attracts birds.  Prefers part sun and slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Prone to leaf scorching or spots in full sun.  Potential problems include scale, borers, and leaf miners.  Leaf spot, crown canker, blights, root rot, and powdery mildew are infrequent issues.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Ponds or streams, Foundational Plantings.

COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Clethra, Sweetflag

IMAGES: DyPeMaP, Beker Pond bush, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2)Andreas Schwarzkopf, Hartriegel im Winter, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Ryan Hodnett, Dogwood (Cornus sp.) - Oslo, Norway 2020-10-09 (01), CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) SriMesh, BerryBush, CC BY-SA 3.0

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.