Gray Dogwood

Firecracker Flower

About Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower

Gray Dogwood

Firecracker Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge

gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

10-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pale White

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Burgundy, Dark Red

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge

Cold, Cough, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORNUS racemosa

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis

7.2 Common Name

Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood

Firecracker Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gray Dogwood

आबोली

7.2.2 In German

Cornus racemosa

Kracher-Blume

7.2.3 In French

Gray Dogwood

Firecracker fleur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cornus racemosa

flor petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

Gray Dogwood

πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gray Dogwood

flor foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Gray Dogwood

petarda kwiat

7.2.8 In Latin

Gray Dogwood

flos Firecracker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cornales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cornaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Cornus

Crossandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Brodiaeoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower? We provide you with everything About Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower. Gray Dogwood doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Gray Dogwood does not have fragrant flowers. Gray Dogwood has allergic reactions like Not Available and Firecracker Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower

Season and care of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gray Dogwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Firecracker Flower season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Gray Dogwood is Not Available and for Firecracker Flower is Loam while the PH of soil for Gray Dogwood is Not Available and for Firecracker Flower is Acidic, Neutral.

Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower Physical Information

Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Gray Dogwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Firecracker Flower height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower are as follows:

Gray Dogwood flower color: White
Gray Dogwood leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Firecracker Flower flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Peach and Orange Red
Firecracker Flower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower

Care of Gray Dogwood and Firecracker Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gray Dogwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firecracker Flower pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Gray Dogwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.