--- title: Field Grown - The Waverly Farm Blog | Cornus description: Cornus | Field Grown, The Waverly Farm blog, is the source for articles about landscape plant varieties and field production nursery practices of interest to landscape industry professionals including landscape architects, landscaping contractors, and landscape re-wholesale buyers. --- [** (301) 874-8300](tel:(301)%20874-8300) Translate site: [![Waverly Farm](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Waverly_2021/Logo_waverlyFarm.png?width=128&height=127&name=Logo_waverlyFarm.png "Waverly Farm")](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/) [![Shop](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/de288a79-4650-4ef7-bdee-01ebcdda0932) [![Availability / Prices](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/50bb204e-d827-40ea-a41b-f8e888247f37) [![Order / Create Account](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/19497730/85cb7e06-f764-4c70-9380-e0740275dec6) # Field Grown ###### The Waverly Farm Blog ## Posts about Cornus [![](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20Cornus%20kousa%20var.%20chinensis%20flowering.jpg?width=948&height=574&name=00%20Cornus%20kousa%20var.%20chinensis%20flowering.jpg) ](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plant-of-the-month-cornus-kousa-chinensis) 3 min read ## [Plant of the Month: Cornus kousa Chinensis (Chinese Dogwood)](https://www.waverlyfarm.com/blog/plant-of-the-month-cornus-kousa-chinensis) Every spring and summer, flowering dogwoods put on a gorgeous display. Their profuse blooms come in shades of showy white, pink, light green, red, and cream. And their abundance of flowers gives them almost universal appeal. 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