Red Flowering Dogwood
Fall color is a bright scarlet.
Dogwoods make excellent understory trees in a semi-shaded area and are also now being used in conjunction with typical foundation plantings and groundcovers in large beds around a building.
The new growth is red.
The blooms are a beautiful deep lasting ruby red.
The Red Flowering Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, 'Cherokee Chief', exhibits a moderate growth rate.
Red Flowering Dogwood trees have moderate resistance to mildew.
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Prevent deer from devoring your precious garden by planting, aromatic herbs, strongly scented, prickly plants, rampantly spreading plants, ornamental grasses, and vining plants. Some plants to use are lemon thyme, spearmint, common foxgloves, and thorny blackberries.
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