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Cornus kousa

Family: cornaceae
Common name(s): Japanese dogwood
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5b - 8

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Cornus kousa

• Asianflora - Plant photos. (19 photos)
• BBC Gardening: Cornus kousa 'Milky Way' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo). Also pages for 'Nicole', 'Satomi', Dogwood, and .
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-8) (26 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5b) (8 photos)
• Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-8) (3 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (5 varieties in database) (10 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-8) (24 photos). Also pages for 'Fireworks', 'Kristin Lipka's Variegated Weeper', 'Peve Limbo', 'Satomi', 'Snow Tower', and 'Weaver's Weeping'.
• North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5-8) (39 photos)
• Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
• Rainy Side Gardeners: Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi' - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 5-8) (6 photos)
• Rob's Plants - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (zone 5-8) (6 photos)
• Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes. (3 photos)
• Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (zone 5-8) (6 photos)

Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Common name(s): chinese dogwood
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5b - 8

Links

• Asianflora - Plant photos. (7 photos)
• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-8) (26 photos)
• Denver Botanic Gardens: Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis 'Milky Way' - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 5b) (8 photos)
• Digging Dog Nursery - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 5) (1 photo)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database) (7 photos)
• Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-8) (21 photos). Also pages for 'Madison' CROWN JEWEL and 'Milky Way'.
• Ontario Rock Garden Society: Cornus kousa var. chinensis 'China Girl' - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
• Rainy Side Gardeners: Cornus kousa chinensis 'Big Apple' - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 5-8) (2 photos)