Cornus florida 'Fircomz' Fircomz Flowering Dogwood

Just about everyone that saw this plant tucked away in our plant playground this past year had a classic, plant induced, stop and drool moment. Once the gawking stopped the "what's that" questions followed. We obliged with a proper introduction to Cornus florida 'Fircomz' and went on to explain that this striking small tree was discovered as a variegated branch sport of 'Comco No. 1'. As one might expect, plants display rich pink blossoms in spring prior to leaf emergence. Shortly after flowering the green leaves emerge from winter's rest with creamy-white margins that are heavily infused with red. The foliage remains crisp and colorful through the growing season before picking up scarlet tones in autumn. Plants are slower growing than the species but show good resistance to diseases.