Cornus wardiana KR - Clone A

Extraordinary botanical and ornamental introduction of this evergreen stoloniferous Dogwood.  Allied to the northern deciduous Cornus canandensis, C. unalaschkensis and C. suecica, this was discovered in the 1930's by Frank Kingdon Ward on high ridges in northern Burma, now Myanmar.  This was never introduced to cultivation and it remained the mythical lost Cornus of Kingdon Ward for 80 years until English botanist Keith Rushforth rediscovered it in Myanmar growing in moss under Rhododendrons and Acer wardii and managed to introduce a handful of clones.  We are fortunate to have four clones and we much admire the glossy evergreen leaves and white-bracted flowers with their dark chocolate stamens.  This has proved hardy for us in our Zone 8a garden and we have hope that given its crazy disjunct location not far from the Tropic of Cancer, that this might be adaptable to the warmer evenings and humidity of the Southeast and East Coast but this remains to be seen.  Extremely rare. A Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy Offering. Proceeds from this offering go to support the mission of Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy.

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