This cultivar is notable for its resistance to many of the diseases that plague the parent species. In spring, large green leaves appear, turning dark red by late summer. Pale pink or white blooms surrounded by large white bracts emerge from late spring to early summer. ‘Amerika Touch-O-Pink’: ‘Amerika Touch-O-Pink’ is a small cultivar with a height and width of 15 to 20 feet. The following examines some of the most notable varieties, and the traits that are characteristic of each, including ‘Amerika Touch-Pink’, ‘Appalachian Spring’, ‘Autumn Gold’, ‘Barton’, ‘Cherokee Brave’, ‘Cherokee Chief’, ‘Cherokee Daybreak’, ‘Cherokee Princess’, ‘Cherokee Sunset’, and ‘Gulf Coast Pink’. More than one hundred cultivars are recognized by federal authorities, and several dozen are available for commercial use. This is the first half of a two part series on flowering dogwood cultivars.įlowering dogwood is one of the most frequently cultivated trees in the United States.

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