Over the weekend — as a one of many gardening-related Mother’s Day presents to myself — I planted seven bunchberry plants, just babies in 4-inch pots. Also known as Cornus canadensis or Cornus ... I recently discovered the bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), a ground-hugging dogwood, and could not resist it.

Understanding the Context

The leaves resemble those on their bigger relatives but they are much smaller. The plant ... I recently discovered bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) and could not resist. I admit I am a plant collector but that is another story.

Key Insights

The bunchberry is a ground-hugging member of the dogwood family. Bunchberry is the winner — in a big way. This pretty native species of dogwood (Latin name: Cornus Canadensis) has come out on top in a poll to find a national flower for Canada. The fastest flower in the west, or anywhere else, is a woodland wildflower of North America called bunchberry dogwood, says a research team with a really fast camera. A bunchberry dogwood (Cornus ...

Final Thoughts

We're quite possessive of our native plants, but there are some plants whose nativity reaches far and wide -- even all the way around the world. "Our" twinflower (Linnaea borealis) and bunchberry ... Napa Valley Register: Napa County Master Gardeners: Laying low with the bunchberry Botanists have identified the fastest moving plant in the world - the bunchberry dogwood of North America. Tests have shown that the petals of the plant's tiny flowers can move at 22 feet per second ...