When
the bracts of the dogwood flower are fully open, they measure
about two inches in diameter. Flowering dogwood blooms in
either white or pink, depending on the cultivar. Some of the
white Dogwood flower cultivars are ‘Barton’, Cherokee
Princes’, ‘Plena’, ‘Cherokee Daybreak’,
and the White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida). The pink
and red Dogwood flower is exhibited by cultivars such as ‘Cherokee
Chief’, ‘Cherokee Sunset’ and ‘Stokes
Pink’.
All dogwoods are potential flower producers; however, trees
grown from seed vary in the age at which they begin flowering.
Fast growers will usually be delayed in beginning the flowering
cycle. Those which produce an abundance of Dogwood flowers
and follow up with a heavy berry crop will likely produce
a small number of flowers the next year. Also, trees located
in heavy shade tend to produce fewer flowers than those in
full sun. Dogwood flower buds are quite evident in September;
therefore, it is possible to predict the number of flowers
that will be produced the next spring.
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