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Dogwoods: Aurora®

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Rutgers Aurora Dogwood flower

Variety: Aurora®
Principal Investigator(s): Elwin Orton, Frederick Reynolds, David Gant, Constance Gant

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  • The flower heads have large flowers (bracts) that are velvety and heavily textured in appearance. The flowers are white and become creamy-white as they age.
  • Aurora® has a reputation as a heavy bloomer with a mass of flowers to appreciate
  • This variety is more spreading in growth habit than the other white varieties
  • Plants of Aurora® are very vigorous in growth and extremely hardy
  • The period of flowering in the spring is quite like that of Celestial® and Stellar Pink®, and starts a few days after flowering periods for Ruth Ellen®, Stardust® and Constellation® begin and five to seven days after the completion of the flowering for most American dogwoods
  • At the peak of the bloom period, the flowers are so dense that very little of the foliage on the tree shows through
  • Aurora® trees are about 20 to 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide at 20 years of age
  • Aurora® has good resistance to the diseases powdery mildew and anthracnose
  • Has displayed a high level of winter hardiness – USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6
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  • Interspecific Dogwood Variety Cornus x 'Rutban'
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Contact: Christine Chow

Email: compliance@research.rutgers.edu

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