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Cornus torreyi is a deciduous shrub of western North America, sometimes called western or creek dogwood, that grows 1 to 6 m tall. It is grown mainly for its slender red-purple stems and suits moist, sheltered garden spots.
Cornus torreyi, the western dogwood or creek dogwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae. It is native to the west coast of North America, from Alaska down to northern Baja California, and inland to Idaho and Montana. A deciduous shrub usually 1 to 6 m (3 to 20 ft) tall, its slender branches turn purplish-red in the sun but remain green in the shade.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cornus torreyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
