The term 'dogwood' or 'horn bush' is understood to mean a group of shrubs or small trees that are distributed throughout the northern hemisphere of the world. Some of the approximately 55 species are also native to us, while others find their way into Central European gardens from East Asia or North America. The white, rarely yellow flowers form in almost all species in late spring or early summer.
Dogwood usually blooms from May
Dogwood usually blooms between May and June
Usually in the months of May to June, the flowers of most dogwood species open, such as the various flowering dogwoods (which include the Japanese dogwood Cornus kousa as well as the American dogwood Cornus florida) and the native red dogwood (Cornus sanguinea). Only the yellow flowering cornel (Cornus mas) and the very similar Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis) already bloom between March and April and thus before the leaves sprout. However, there are also species that bloom late, such as the giant or pagoda dogwood, which only blooms in June / July.
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Most dogwoods do not flower until they are between six and nine years old.