August 25, 2025

Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum), native to eastern North America. A bush that grows to 10 – 12 feet tall and 6 – 10 feet wide. Its opposite leaves turn brown to red/purple in autumn.

Stems are red/brown in summer while in autumn, winter, and early spring those stems are red to purple/brown. Cream white flowers appear during May and June. Little flowers 3/8 wide that grow in clusters which turn to fruit, drupes, that are steel blue.

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