Cornus florida 'First Lady': 'First Lady' Flowering Dogwood

The state tree of Virginia, flowering dogwood grows 20 to 35 feet tall and spreads 25 to 30 feet. This cultivar has tri-colored leaves with yellow and light green markings. Leaves turn mostly green during the summer in the southern part of its range. The tree can be trained with one central trunk or as a picturesque multi-trunked tree. The flowers consist of four bracts which subtend the small head of yellow flowers. The bracts are white and have a fall color of red to pink.