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Roughleaf Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

Other common name(s):

Drummond's Dogwood, Rough-leaf Dogwood

Family:

Cornaceae (Dogwood Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Carbonate Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift
Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Tree

Height

10
to
15
ft.

Spread

10
to
16
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Alkaline, Well Drained, Poor Drainage

Light Requirement

Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

White

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Fall Color, Nectar, Nesting Material

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Maintenance

Can prune into small tree. Thicket-forming, give lots of space. Tolerates alkaline soil. Propagation: Seed, Softwood cutting, Semi-hardwood cutting, Hardwood cuttings, Sucker cuttings.

Comments

Blooms April-July. Clumping shrub or thicket forming small tree with numerous clusters of creamy-yellow flowers and hard, white fruit on reddish brown or gray branchlets. Fall color is purplish-red. It spreads from root sprouts and provides cover for wildlife and important source of food for fall migrating bird species. Will grow in dense shade but fruits best in 4 hours of sun. Good for erosion control and screening. Nectar: Snout Butterfly.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Cornus priceae, Swida priceae

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 52. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CODR. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Cornus+drummondii&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=7977&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=27807#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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