Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
An excellent choice for any wildlife garden. Creamy white spring flowers, dark green foliage, reddish stems, blue berries, and burgundy fall color. Commonly used as field and farmstead windbreaks or wildlife borders.
Wildlife Notes: Silky Dogwood is an important food source for many animals. Fruits are eaten by songbirds, ruffed grouse, quail, turkey, chip-munks, black bear, foxes, skunks, & squirrels. White-tailed deer also eat the fruits and browse the foliage. The species is a larval host for the Spring Azure Butterfly.
Soil: Very adaptable
Moisture: Moist to wet
Sun: Sun to partial shade
Mature Size: 6-10 feet
Cornus amomum
An excellent choice for any wildlife garden. Creamy white spring flowers, dark green foliage, reddish stems, blue berries, and burgundy fall color. Commonly used as field and farmstead windbreaks or wildlife borders.
Wildlife Notes: Silky Dogwood is an important food source for many animals. Fruits are eaten by songbirds, ruffed grouse, quail, turkey, chip-munks, black bear, foxes, skunks, & squirrels. White-tailed deer also eat the fruits and browse the foliage. The species is a larval host for the Spring Azure Butterfly.
Soil: Very adaptable
Moisture: Moist to wet
Sun: Sun to partial shade
Mature Size: 6-10 feet
Cornus amomum
An excellent choice for any wildlife garden. Creamy white spring flowers, dark green foliage, reddish stems, blue berries, and burgundy fall color. Commonly used as field and farmstead windbreaks or wildlife borders.
Wildlife Notes: Silky Dogwood is an important food source for many animals. Fruits are eaten by songbirds, ruffed grouse, quail, turkey, chip-munks, black bear, foxes, skunks, & squirrels. White-tailed deer also eat the fruits and browse the foliage. The species is a larval host for the Spring Azure Butterfly.
Soil: Very adaptable
Moisture: Moist to wet
Sun: Sun to partial shade
Mature Size: 6-10 feet