Japanese Flowering Dogwood

Benthamidia japonica

Flower name
Japanese Flowering Dogwood
Scientific name
Benthamidia japonica
AliasJapanese Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood, Kousa Dogwood Japanese, 山法師, Benthamidia japonica
Place of originJapan and the Korean peninsula
Place of floweringGarden, Low mountains, Park, Streets, Planting
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Japanese Flowering Dogwood

Cornus kousa (Yamaboushi, Scientific name: Cornus kousa) is native to Japan, and it is a deciduous subtropical tree of the family Cornaceae. During the rainy season to early summer, flowers like small {{dogwood}} (actually 4 total bract fragments) are made to bloom. The true flower is a round flower stalk in the center (one gathered with a large number of light yellow florets globally). Fruits that ripe in the autumn can be eaten.

Common name: Cornus kousa, aka: Yamaboushi, Japanese Flowering Dogwood, Place of origin: Japan, Korean Peninsula, Plant height: 500 to 1000 cm, leaf shape: egg shape, leaf order: opposite, leaves margin: wavy, flower color (unobtrusive part of center): light yellow, total bract color (part like flower): white, total Fruit type: fruit type: fruit type, fruit type: September, fruit color: red, fruit shape: spherical shape, fruit shape: Fruit diameter: 2 to 3 cm, food availability: number of seeds: 1 to 4, use: street trees, park trees, garden trees, equipment materials, fruits.