Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
Roughleaf dogwood is a tough, suckering shrub of prairie edges and fencerows, with flat white flower clusters and white berries that birds devour. Adaptable to dry, heavy soils for hedges and thickets.
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~118 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, TN, TX