Cornus 'Rutban' features small yellowish-green flowers surrounded by four showy white bracts in the spring, an upright, small, deciduous tree. Elliptic dark green foliage turns attractive shades of purple in the fall. Blooms attract butterflies and tolerate deer. Aurora dogwood is noted for its good resistance to anthracnose and dogwood borers.
Cornus 'Rutban' features small yellowish-green flowers surrounded by four showy white bracts in the spring, an upright, small, deciduous tree. Elliptic dark green foliage turns attractive shades of purple in the fall. Blooms attract butterflies and tolerate deer. Aurora dogwood is noted for its good resistance to anthracnose and dogwood borers.
Anthracnose and dogwood borer resistant. Benefits from mulch in summer. Prefers moist soil.
