Milky Way Kousa Dogwood Bloom Spring The blue-green foliage of the

The blue-green foliage of the dianthus also provides excellent contrast when paired with chartreuse-foliaged companions or silver-leaved artemisias

which is typically grown as a 2-3' tall shrub with a larger spread

The smooth bark marked with prominent horizontal lenticels adds winter interest

at pond edges

so trim dead branches in the late fall/early winter

Milky Way Kousa Dogwood Bloom Spring The blue-green foliage of theThis cultivar earned its celestial name from the galaxy of blooms in late spring to early summer. The pointed, white star shaped bracts measure 3 to 5 inches across and persist for four to six weeks, appearing after the leaves have emerged rather than on bare branches like our native flowering dogwood. 'Milky Way' matures into a broad, bushy specimen reaching 15 to 20 feet tall and equally wide. Young trees grow in an upright, vase shaped habit before