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Every Cornus variety, A to Z
The complete Cornus list, the genus most gardeners know as dogwood — all 64 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Cornus hub instead.
A6
- Alleman's Dwarf Redosier DogwoodCornus sericea 'Allemans Dwarf'
- Anny's Winter Orange DogwoodCornus sanguinea 'Anny'
- Appalachian Spring Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Appalachian Spring'
- Arctic Fire Red Osier DogwoodCornus sericea 'Arctic Fire'
- Arctic Fire Red Twig DogwoodCornus sericea 'Farrow'
- Arctic Fire Yellow DogwoodCornus sericea 'Arctic Fire Yellow'
B7
- Bergeson Compact DogwoodCornus sericea 'Bergeson Compact'
- Black Stem DogwoodCornus alba 'Kesselringii'
- Bloodtwig DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Blue Ray DogwoodCornus florida 'Blue Ray'
- Bud's Yellow Twig DogwoodCornus sericea 'Bud'
- Budd's Yellow Twig DogwoodCornus sericea 'Budd's Yellow Twig'
- BunchberryCornus canadensis
C10
- Cardinal Red Osier DogwoodCornus sericea 'Cardinal'
- Celestial DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Rutdan'
- Celestial Shadow DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Celestial Shadow'
- Cherokee Brave DogwoodCornus florida 'Comco No 1'
- Cherokee Chief DogwoodCornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'
- Cherokee Princess Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'
- Cloud Nine Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Cloud Nine'
- Constellation DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Rutcan'
- Coral Bark Dogwood Sgt PepperCornus florida 'Sgt Pepper'
- Cornelian Cherry DogwoodCornus mas
E1
- Elegantissima DogwoodCornus alba 'Elegantissima'
F3
- Firedance DogwoodCornus sericea 'Firedance'
- Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
- For the Birds Red Osier DogwoodCornus sericea 'For the Birds'
G5
- Giant DogwoodCornus controversa
- Golden DogwoodCornus sericea 'Golden Dogwood'
- Golden Glory Cornelian Cherry DogwoodCornus mas 'Golden Glory'
- Gray DogwoodCornus racemosa
- Greensleeves Kousa DogwoodCornus kousa 'Greensleeves'
H1
- Hyperion Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Hyperion'
I1
- Isanti Red-Osier DogwoodCornus sericea 'Isanti'
J1
- Jean Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Jean'
K4
- Kay's Appalachian Mist DogwoodCornus florida 'Kay'S Appalachian Mist'
- Kelsey DogwoodCornus sericea 'Kelseyi'
- Kousa DogwoodCornus kousa
- Kousa DogwoodCornus kousa 'National'
L1
- Little Poncho DogwoodCornus florida 'Little Poncho'
M2
- Midwinter Fire DogwoodCornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
- Miss Satomi DogwoodCornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
P3
- Pacific DogwoodCornus nuttallii
- Pagoda DogwoodCornus alternifolia
- Pink Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Rubra'
R7
- Red Osier DogwoodCornus baileyi
- Red Twig DogwoodCornus sericea 'Red Twig'
- Redosier DogwoodCornus sericea 'Baileyi'
- Redosier DogwoodCornus sericea
- Roughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondii
- Rutdan Celestial DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Rutdan'
- Ruth Ellen DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Ruth Ellen Rutgers'
S9
- Saffron Sentinel Cornelian CherryCornus mas 'Saffron Sentinel'
- Samaritan Kousa DogwoodCornus kousa ssp 'Samaritan Kousa'
- Scarlet Fire Kousa DogwoodCornus florida 'Scarlet Fire'
- Siberian DogwoodCornus alba 'Sibirica'
- Silky DogwoodCornus amomum
- Spring Grove Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Spring Grove'
- Starlight DogwoodCornus x hybrida 'Starlight'
- Summer Gold Flowering DogwoodCornus florida 'Summer Gold'
- Super Princess DogwoodCornus florida 'Super Princess'
T1
- Tatarian DogwoodCornus alba
W1
- Wedding Cake TreeCornus controversa 'Variegata'
Y1
- Yellow Twig DogwoodCornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Cornus list questions
How many Cornus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 64 distinct Cornus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Cornus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Cornus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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