BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

A spectacular plant which was first selected by a British Columbia nurseryman called Henry Matheson, Eddie, Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' has lovely, huge, creamy-white flower bracts in early summer. These flower bracts appear on this cultivar earlier in the year than than on other Cornus kousa listed here.

The leaves are bright green in spring / summer and in a good year will turn a fantastic, rich strawberry pink / red in autumn. Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' is an unusual and delightful garden plant with sensational flower bracts!

Supplied Size: 4L containers (freshly potted, 40 - 60 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun.
• Soil: Fertile, well drained soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy. Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' benefits from protection against late spring frosts, once the new leaves emerge in spring as a young plant.
• Flowering Period: May.
• Flower Colour: White
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' grows to be a large shrub or eventually small tree with a branching and sometimes slightly tiered shape.
  • Height: up to 6 m (20 ft).
  • Spread: 5 m (16 ft).

• Notes: The flowering of Cornus x 'Eddie's White Wonder' is somewhat dependent upon the previous years summer weather. After a long hot summer, the following years flowering will be magnificent and after a cold, wet summer the following years flowering will be poor or sporadic. This plant is a hybrid between Cornus florida 'Rubra' and Cornus nuttallii.

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