Cornus Watermelon Sugar™
Pink, green and white leaves and huge flowers.
Cornus Watermelon Sugar™ comes to us from our friends at Van Heesbeen Nursery in the Netherlands. We love this new Korean dogwood for its tri-color variegation, vigor, and large, showy flowers.
The foliage emerges green with white speckles and watermelon-pink tips. As the season progresses, the foliage keeps its wonderful variegation, aa the tree sports large, pure white flowers. The flowers age and form typical strawberry-like fruits that stay on until a bird eats them or they fall off, giving fall and often winter interest. The bark will mottle, as all Cornus kousas do, as the tree ages and matures.
If you have ever grown Salix 'Hakuro-Nishiki', you will recognize this variegation because it is very similar and just as lovely.
Who Am I?
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Common Name:Watermelon Sugar dogwood
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Botanical Name:Cornus kousa 'CORHEESFT' PP 35268
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Type:Tree
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Cultural Details
TYPE
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Light:Full sun
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Soil:Average garden soil
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Moisture:Moist, but well-drained.
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Hardiness Zone5-8
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Bloom Time:Late Spring
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Bloom Color:white
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Fruit TimeFall to winter
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Fruit ColorRed
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Size:15-20' tall by 10-15' wide
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Diseases & Pests:None known
What Makes Me Special?
Landscape Use
Origin
Van Hesbeen Nrsery in The Netherlands
Propagation
Who Am I?
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Common Name:Watermelon Sugar dogwood
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Botanical Name:Cornus kousa 'CORHEESFT' PP 35268
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Type:Tree
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