Cornus x 'Rutban' ~ Aurora® Dogwood multicolored-bloom IMAGES: Photoset by coloredby

IMAGES: Photoset by coloredby

Best grown in full sun and rich well-drained soils

Devil's Backbone is a native woody evergreen perennial subsrub with zigzag stems resembling a spine and medium green leaves

The Andropogon genus is a host plant for the Common Wood-Nymph butterfly and various skipper butterflies

Best bloom in rich

Cornus x 'Rutban' ~ Aurora® Dogwood multicolored-bloom IMAGES: Photoset by coloredbyAurora Dogwood is a small flowering deciduous tree with an upright habit and dark green leaves that turn burgundy in fall. Heavy blooms of large button flowers that have large petal like brackets that open greenish white and mature to creamy white bloom in mid spring and attract butterflies. Prefers part sun and slightly acidic, moist, well drained soil. Aurora has good resistance to anthracnose and borers. Type: Tree Origins: C. florida x C. kousa