Carried by 14 nurseries
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Cornus glabrata is a species in the Cornaceae (Dogwood) family native to California and Oregon and known by the common name Brown Dogwood and several other names. It is found in the Coast Ranges and the Sierra foothills, below 5,000 ft., and on some of the Channel Islands. This is a large shrub or thicket-forming bush with very limber branches that often come down to the ground and root to form new plants. It also spreads by root suckers. The bark may be brown, reddish or purple, giving it interest in winter when it is leafless. The bright green leaves turn red in fall. It bears plentiful clusters of fuzzy white flowers and bluish-white berries. This shrub is most often found near water, usually directly on the bank of a water source, but it can become less thirsty in the garden by periodic deep watering.
Shrub, Tree
5 - 20 ft Tall
Weeping
Fast
Winter Deciduous
White, Red
Spring
Deer resistant
Partial Shade
High, Moderate
Max 1x / week once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Slow
Tolerates a variety of soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0
Prune to shape in late fall after leaves have dropped
By cuttings of the stem or rhizome
4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Moist places such as stream banks, often in the shade of larger trees
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Trees - Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata), Duoglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and many others. Shrubs and herbs - Meadow Rue (Thalictrum fendleri), Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus), Yellow Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata), Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale), and Huckleberry (Vaccinum ovatum).
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 39 likely
Forbes' Acleris Moth
Acleris forbesana
Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylina
Funerary Dagger Moth
Acronicta funeralis
Triton Dagger Moth
Acronicta grisea