{"product_id":"swida-amommum-subsp-obliqua-silky-dogwood","title":"Swida amomum subsp. obliqua - Silky Dogwood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes available: \u003c\/strong\u003eTBD, update coming soon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasics: \u003c\/strong\u003ezones 4-8, 6-12' x 4-12'. part shade (its preference) to full sun (with enough moisture), numerous small white flowers bloom in a fluffy head at the tops of the branches in late spring to early summer. These ripen from white to blue in late summer, prefers a rich and slightly acidic wet to medium moisture soil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silky Dogwood, Pale Dogwood, Silky Cornel, Swamp Dogwood. Other common names also used for other plants are Red Willow and Kinnikinnik.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynonyms: \u003c\/strong\u003eCornus amomun, Swida obliqua, Cornus obliqua\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cornaceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\/Distribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Native from New England all the way down the Eastern seaboard to Florida and as far west as Missouri, Michigan, and Georgia. Native to Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat: \u003c\/strong\u003eFound in low woods near streams, wet clearing edges, scrublands, thickets, and meadows, wetland edges, and floodplains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is an excellent understory shrub that is thicket-forming if happy. It is very attractive in flower and fruit. Good for erosion control, a windbreak, or in a mixed hedge. Provides shelter and nesting sites. The fruit is eaten by birds, small mammals, deer, and bear. It is a significant larval host (more details coming soon). The berry (drupe) is edible for humans, but not the most palatable and is usually cooked into a jam or jelly or eaten as a survival food. The bark has been used medicinally. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c\/strong\u003e sown at Honey Petal Plants with seed from Prairie Moon Nursery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage credits:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wikimedia Commons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Petal Plants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732992422195,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/6115\/8195\/files\/512px-Cornus_amomum_illustration.png?v=1765196883","url":"https:\/\/honeypetalplants.com\/products\/swida-amommum-subsp-obliqua-silky-dogwood","provider":"Honey Petal Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}