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Family: Cornaceae Genus: Cornus (KOR-nus) (Info) Cultivar: Venus Additional cultivar information: (PP16309, aka KN30-8) Hybridized by Orton/Gant; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2003
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Foliage: Deciduous Good Fall Color
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information: Patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings By grafting By budding
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Mar 24, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:
The following is for info. only:
(Plant Patent 16,309. Cultivar: KN-30-8.) Venus® is the Dogwood we've all been waiting for. Not only are its blooms enormous and lovely, but it is superbly disease resistant, demonstrates fine winter hardiness, is drought tolerant, and has a low-branched, full habit that keeps it colorful right down to the ground. And as the fastest-growing Dogwood, it will grow up, fill out, and bloom spectacularly, all within a very few seasons.
These shamrock-shaped blooms are fully 6 inches wide and wonderfully symmetrical, with 4 huge petals surrounding a tiny green center. Float them in a bowl of water, or cut an entire branch and display in water for splendid spring color indoors. A fully-blooming tree is an unforgettable sight!
But the blooms are just part of Venus®'s beauty. The foliage always looks fresh and healthy, thanks to terrific resistance to Dogwood Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew. And the habit of this 20-foot-tall, 20- to 30-foot-wide tree is a bit out of the ordinary. Instead of sending up a bare trunk, it is branched low to the ground, and has a rounded, symmetrical outline.
Best of all, this Dogwood has superior winter hardiness so it can flourish farther north than many others, AND it is wonderfully drought-tolerant for the thirsty south and southwest. If you have had to pamper your Dogwoods to help them through climate crises, Venus will be your first truly low-maintenance specimen.
Bred by Dr. Elwin Orton, Jr., of Rutgers University, Venus® is an interspecific hybrid. One part is C. kousa x nuttalli (the Pacific Dogwood), while the other is C. kousa. The result is an all-weather performer, far more gardenworthy than older varieties.
On Nov 25, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
A wonderful new Dogwood produced by Dr. Elwin Orton, Jr. of Rutgers University. Flowers are very large, 6 inches or more on established trees.
With some dogwood trees, the blooms come first and the leaves come later, but with this cultivar, the flowers and leaves arrive at the same time. It will grow in a variety of light conditions from full sun to shade. It reaches a height of 30'.
This tree is so new, it's pretty hard to come by. It's worth the hunt, though.
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