Swamp Dogwood
Cornus foemina
Swamp dogwood, or stiff dogwood, is a wetland shrub of Southeastern stream edges and swamps, with white spring bloom and blue berries on red stalks. Excellent for rain gardens and pond margins.
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~118 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA