Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry is a charming woodland groundcover, a dwarf dogwood whose whorled leaves cradle white dogwood 'flowers' followed by clusters of red berries. Carpets cool, moist, acidic shade.
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~118 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, CO, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV