Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis seed

LATIN NAME: Dendrobenthamia hongkongensis

COMMON NAME: Hong Kong Dogwood

The Hong Kong dogwood shows the cream-white bracts around the small, clustered flowers, the whole tree standing in the fine, elegant look of the cool garden, the oval leaves turning red in the autumn. The small, evergreen or semi-evergreen tree carries the oval, pointed, glossy leaves, and the small, greenish flowers in the dense, round heads, each head with the four large, cream-white, petal-like bracts around it through the late spring, one of the fine, elegant sights of the cool garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, orange-red fruits. The showy bracts have a very long record as the fine, elegant flowers of the old gardens, and the tree is a historic presence of the cool garden. It is a tree of the half-shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Hong Kong dogwood is a historic subject of the plant science, and the petal-like bracts keep showing up in the work on the flowering trees. The way the four large, cream-white, petal-like bracts form around the dense, round heads of the small, greenish flowers has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the flowering trees, the oval leaves and the members of the dogwood family. The showy bracts and the elegant habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the Hong Kong dogwood is a regular subject of the work on the petal-like bracts of the cool world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The Hong Kong dogwood is a fine, elegant tree of the cool garden and the study collection. The oval, pointed, glossy leaves carry the elegant look of the cool garden, one of the fine, elegant sights of the cool garden, drawing the bees, and the showy bracts have a very long record as the fine, elegant flowers of the old gardens, the fine, flowering branches coming to the vases and the elegant corners of the old gardens, while the small, greenish flowers in the dense, round heads, each head with the four large, cream-white, petal-like bracts around it, open through the late spring, to be followed by the small, round, orange-red fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the cool garden, the specimen lawn and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the showy bracts and the very long history. It is a fine, elegant tree of the half-shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The dogwood seeds prefer a fine, loamy mix with steady moisture in a bright, open spot. The young trees are steady once they root, and they enjoy the half-shaded, deep, rich, moist ground of the cool garden.

To grow the Hong Kong dogwood from seed, sow the small, ridged seeds into the tray of fine, loamy soil, about a centimetre down, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then pot the young trees on as they fill the pot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the shade and the deep, rich, moist ground, the white bracts will open over the years.