Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) Vine Photo 1 By: By Ted

Photo 1 By: By Ted Bodner

This perennial plant is a classic of the tallgrass prairie restorations

Height 80'-100'

Also an awesome wetland plant

Sun Exposure Prairie/Savanna/Woodland

Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) Vine Photo 1 By: By TedCornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) is a medium sized deciduous shrub found in moist lowland areas swamp borders, floodplains, shrub wetlands and along streams and ponds. Tiny yellowish white flowers (showy petal like white bracts are absent) give way to berry like drupes that change from white to blue as they ripen in late summer; attractive to birds. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic Height 8' 12' Flower Color Yellow Flower