N'afọ 1888, otu nwoke aha ya bụ Thomas Meehan chọtara ahịhịa a na- akpọ Pink Dogwood, bụ́ nke e chere na ọ nwụchaala.
N'ezie, ụdị ahịrịokwu dị mgbagwoju anya bụ "N'afọ 1888, Thomas Meehan chọtara Pink Dogwood'' Cornus florida'' var.'' rubra ', nke e chere na ọ nwụọla, n'akụkụ osimiri Wissahickon Creek, nke bụzi akụkụ nke ogige ntụrụndụ obodo Philadelphia. "