Cornus florida 'D-376-15 Red Beauty'

Common Name:
Dogwood – Cornus florida 'D-376-15 Red Beauty'

Description:
Cornus florida 'D-376-15 Red Beauty' is a refined and showy deciduous dogwood prized for its intensely deep red-pink floral bracts, dense branching habit, and strong garden performance. A cultivar selected for its vivid flower colour and consistent shape, ‘Red Beauty’ makes a striking focal point in spring when it bursts into bloom with rounded, overlapping bracts that almost appear luminous against the bare branches. The lush green summer foliage transitions to fiery autumn tones of red and burgundy, giving this tree excellent multi-season appeal. Best suited to well-drained, slightly acidic soils, it thrives in full sun to part shade in Melbourne’s temperate conditions and benefits from some protection from harsh afternoon sun or drying winds. Compact and symmetrical in form, it’s ideal for feature planting, understorey use, or mixed borders.

Form:
Tree – Small
Tree – Medium

Mature Size:
Height: 4–5 m
Width: 3–4 m

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
Deep Pink
Red-Pink

Key Attributes:
Spectacular Flower Display
Autumn Foliage Colour
Deciduous
Cold Hardy
Compact Form
Suitable for Feature Planting
Bird Attracting

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and animals

Companion Plants:
Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’
Magnolia ‘Felix’
Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’
Hydrangea quercifolia
Liriope muscari