Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Huron ® Dogwood

Family: Cornaceae (Dogwood family)

Distribution: North America

Hardiness: 4a

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: Gray Dogwood is a deciduous shrub native to North America. White flowers emerge in late spring and foliage turns burgundy in the fall. When the flowers drop, white berries will emerge. The red stems will become more visible once the foliage has dropped. Gray dogwood thrives in full sun to part shade in zones 4 - 8. Growth will be more prolific with more sunlight, growing 3-4' tall and wide for this particular cultivar.