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Cornaceae
Bunchberry Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
Humility and endurance.
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
- Native to
- North America, East Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.25-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, acidic, humus-rich soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-6
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bunchberry has one of the fastest movements in the plant kingdom, launching pollen at over 800 times the force of gravity.
- Its pollen catapult mechanism completes in less than half a millisecond, making it one of the fastest biological actions known.
- Despite being a ground cover only a few inches tall, bunchberry is a true member of the dogwood family.
- The bright red berries are edible but bland, and were traditionally mixed with other foods by Indigenous peoples.
- Bunchberry spreads primarily through underground rhizomes, forming dense carpets on the forest floor.
Color meanings
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durability
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affection
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faithfulness