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Hardiness Zone: 5-8
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Mature Height: 20-30 Feet
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Mature Spread: 15-20 Feet
Buy Scarlet Fire™ Kousa Dogwood online. Scarlet Fire™ is the first C. kousa released from the fabled Rutgers dogwood breeding program. It was selected it for its deep pink to fuchsia colored bracts that appear to glow from a distance. The bracts are pointed and do not overlap, developing an attractive starry shape.
Family: Cornaceae
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Common Name: Dogwood
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- A pre-applied, pre-measured amount of time release fertilizer that keeps your plant well nourished for up to one year.
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SCARLET FIRE™ KOUSA DOGWOOD Plant Characteristics
Flower Color*
| • | Dark Pink |
Fruit Type*
| • | Non-Edible Fruit |
Growth Habit*
| • | Ornamental/Medium Growing |
| • | Upright Growing |
Growth Rate*
| • | Medium |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Orange/Brilliant Orange |
| • | Red/Brilliant Red |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Birds |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Tree |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Average |
| • | Moist |
| • | Well-Drained |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Provides Shade |
| • | Understory Planting |











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