A show-stopped Japanese Dogwood with deep rosy-pink blossoms, glowing fall color, and four-season.
FEATURES:
- Distinctive rosy-pink flower bracts in late spring and early summer
- Compact rounded habit perfect for home landscapes
- Smooth, exfoliating bark adds texture and winter interest
- Vibrant reddish-purple fall foliage for seasonal drama
- Blooms later than native dogwoods, extending the flowering season
- Vigorous, low-maintenance, and disease resistant
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree; does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip
Situate Heart Throb® where it can catch the morning or evening light. When the sun illuminates the pink bracts from behind, the entire tree seems to glow. Pair it with groundcovers or perennials in complementary colors, such as purple heucheras or white astilbes, for an extra layer of seasonal contrast.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Mature Height: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 12-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Spacing: 12-15' apart
Heart Throb® Japanese Dogwood
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Cornus kousa 'Schmred' PP9,283
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A show-stopped Japanese Dogwood with deep rosy-pink blossoms, glowing fall color, and four-season.
FEATURES:
- Distinctive rosy-pink flower bracts in late spring and early summer
- Compact rounded habit perfect for home landscapes
- Smooth, exfoliating bark adds texture and winter interest
- Vibrant reddish-purple fall foliage for seasonal drama
- Blooms later than native dogwoods, extending the flowering season
- Vigorous, low-maintenance, and disease resistant
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree; does not fit in a box
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip
Situate Heart Throb® where it can catch the morning or evening light. When the sun illuminates the pink bracts from behind, the entire tree seems to glow. Pair it with groundcovers or perennials in complementary colors, such as purple heucheras or white astilbes, for an extra layer of seasonal contrast.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Mature Height: 15-20' tall
- Mature Width: 12-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Spacing: 12-15' apart
Why plant Heart Throb® Japanese Dogwood?
Prepare to be swept off your feet! Heart Throb® Japanese Kousa Dogwood will win you over with a lavish display of large, soft-pink to medium-pink flowers. When late spring days arrive, making it a joy to be outside, the starry blooms burst open. Plant Heart Throb® next to your kitchen window, deck, or patio, so you'll get a front-row seat to the show. You'll want a good view in autumn, too, because the foliage turns shocking scarlet tones then. It's one of the best Dogwoods you can buy for fall color. In fact, it's one of the best Dogwoods you can buy, period! The Japanese have been passionate gardeners for centuries, but until relatively recently, they kept their most exquisite finds to themselves. When the U.S. finally forced open the door in the 1850s, Western plants-people got to see what they'd been missing. Naturalized American Thomas Hogg, Jr. was one plant explorer who rooted out new treasures for the West, including the Japanese 'Kousa' Dogwood in 1875. Heart Throb® is a distinctive selection of Japanese Kousa Dogwood that originated in Oregon. Jim Schmidt discovered it in the fields of Don Schmidt Nursery; he introduced it in 1994. Genetic testing has since revealed that Heart Throb® may be a sibling to an earlier selection, Satomi.
How to use Heart Throb® Japanese Dogwood in the landscape?
Did we forget to mention yet another colorful ornamental feature of this amazing Tree? Heart Throb® also gets strawberry-like, crimson-red fruits in late summer. The pulp inside is edible (though seedy) and tastes like papaya!
How To Plant Heart Throb® Japanese Dogwood
Plant Heart Throb® Kousa Dogwood in an area of your yard that receives full sun or light shade. It's not too fussy about soils, but prefers an acid soil and needs good drainage. Water weekly, or better yet, use the Bower & Branch® Water Element to deliver just the right amount of moisture to your Tree throughout the growing season. Unlike many Flowering Dogwood Trees, the Japanese Kousa Dogwood is highly resistant to disease -- most importantly, the dreaded anthracnose that has threatened so many of our native Dogwoods -- so you can rest easy with Heart Throb®!
Frequently Asked Questions
It blooms in late spring to early summer, producing rich rosy-pink flower bracts that intensify in color as they age.
Little pruning is required. Simply remove any dead or damaged branches in late winter or early spring. Avoid heavy pruning to preserve its natural shape.
Unlike most Japanese Dogwoods that bloom white or pale pink, Heart Throb® is prized for its vibrant deep rosy-pink blossoms, making it one of the most striking flowering dogwoods available.
