Produces clusters of bluish drupes in late summer, a favorite food for over 40 species of birds, including cardinals, catbirds, and thrushes.
Its name comes from the silky hairs on the undersides of its leaves and young twigs, a key ID feature.
Offers spring flowers, summer fruit, and purplish-red fall foliage, making it ornamental as well as ecological.
Indigenous people reportedly used parts of Silky Dogwood for medicinal teas and as a natural dye.
Produces clusters of bluish drupes in late summer, a favorite food for over 40 species of birds, including cardinals, catbirds, and thrushes.
Its name comes from the silky hairs on the undersides of its leaves and young twigs, a key ID feature.
Offers spring flowers, summer fruit, and purplish-red fall foliage, making it ornamental as well as ecological.
Indigenous people reportedly used parts of Silky Dogwood for medicinal teas and as a natural dye.
Bloom: late spring toe early summer
Habitats: floodplains; moist woodland edges; streambanks; wetlands
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: wet to moist
Plant type (height): shrub (6 to 10 feet)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: sandy
