Cornus florida 'Urbiniana' - 225-250 CM CONT

Description
The Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana' (Cornus florida) is a spreading, broad, large shrub with decorative, scarlet-red, oval fruits. It produces white flowers from May to June. The Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana' also has lanceolate, dark green leaves with a medium green colour. In a sunny to semi-shady location with well-drained, humus-rich, loose, nutrient-rich soil, it usually grows to a height of around 6 metres and is around 6 metres wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Cornus 'Urbiniana'.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornamentation * Attractive scarlet, purple autumn colouring

leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana's are dark green, medium green, lanceolate, wavy. They are about 7 - 15 cm in size. Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana' is bright scarlet to purple in autumn.

Bark
Grey-green, fielded bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
North America.

Frost hardiness
The Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Flowering dogwood 'Urbiniana' is a spreading and broadly growing large shrub. It usually reaches a height of 4 - 6 m and is approx. 3 - 6 m wide. Slow growing. It usually grows 40 - 60 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Mulching: In the period from February to March.

Care
If watered less frequently but thoroughly and thoroughly, the plant roots are encouraged to penetrate into deeper soil layers. This enables the plant to survive dry periods better.

Flower
The white flowers appear from May to June. They grow to around 8 - 10 cm in size.

Fruit
The scarlet-red, oval fruits of Cornus florida 'Urbiniana' are particularly decorative.

Use
Ornamental shrub

Root
Cornus florida 'Urbiniana' is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms densely branched roots.