Creeping dogwood
Common Name: Creeping dogwood
Genus: Cornus
Species: canadensis
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Chalky/alkaline
Height: 15cm
Spread: 30cm
Time to divide plants: March to April
Holder of the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM), this rarely seen perennial is a good choice for groundcover in a sunny or partially shaded spot with moist, acidic soil. Found growing wild in northern Asia and from the USA to Greenland, it produces beautiful white bracts from late spring to early summer which are followed by bright red fruit.
Looks good with:
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'Luzula nivea
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