1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
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
1.4 Types
Not Available
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
3.9 Habitat
Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge
Floodplains, open Woodlands
3.11 USDA Hardiness Zone
6.3 AHS Heat Zone
6.4 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
6.5 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
7 Information
7.1 Plant Size
7.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
300.00 cm180.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Pale White
Non Fruiting Plant
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Green, Burgundy
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Ovate elongated
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Not Available
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Birds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Runny nose, sneezing
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge
Unknown
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Fruits
Not Available
12.2.3 Other Uses
Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets
Unknown
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
CORNUS racemosa
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare
13.2 Common Name
Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps
13.2.1 In Hindi
Gray Dogwood
shooting star
13.2.2 In German
Cornus racemosa
shooting star
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
Cornus racemosa
Dodecatheon
13.2.5 In Greek
Gray Dogwood
shooting star
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
Gray Dogwood
shooting star
13.2.8 In Latin
Gray Dogwood
shooting star
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
14.10 Number of Species