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Ivory halo red twig dogwood
Ivory halo red twig dogwood






ivory halo red twig dogwood

ivory halo red twig dogwood

Cornus alba is good in a wide range of hardiness zones, making it accessible for most gardens. The deep red of the branches in winter are a welcome sight when everything is covered in snow. The autumn color of the foliage is beautiful. The variegated leaves in summer give Ivory Halo a refreshing feel in the heat of summer. Only reaching 4-6 feet, Ivory Halo needs little pruning to keep it within bounds.Ĭornus alba has deciduous leaves, but year round interest.

ivory halo red twig dogwood

Ivory Halo is a more compact variety of the well known Cornus alba 'Elegantissima’. The shocking red branches are enveloped in wonderful green and white variegated leaves, while having a shorter height that works in the smaller garden much better.

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  • Partial Shade to Full Sun (At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight).
  • Alternatively, if severe pruning seems to onerous, one quarter or one third of the oldest stems could be pruned in early spring of each year, to stimulate the growth of new stems. This radical pruning, however, means that you will have a bare spot in the garden for a few weeks and miss the creamy-white flowers or attractive berries since they only form on second-year growth. For the best display, cut the stems flush to the ground every 2-3 years in early spring, just as the leaf buds start to swell.
  • While pruning is not required, it should be noted that the best winter stem color appears on new growth.
  • Great choice for shrub borders, as an informal hedge or screen, for foundation plantings, banks and slopes (erosion control), or planted in naturalistic plantings where it can freely spread and form thickets.
  • Looks spectacular when massed to emphasize and accentuate the cold season red stem color.
  • Easy to grow, easy to care for, deer and rabbit resistant.
  • Generally disease free, Cornus alba may be affected by aphids, mussel scale, horse chestnut scale and glasshouse red spider mite.
  • It is more vulnerable to diseases in hot summer climates (south of USDA Zone 7) Tolerates many conditions, including wet soils, dry soils, poor soils. It is not fussy about soils provided they are kept evenly moist and well-drained.
  • Performs best in full sun to part shade, in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils.
  • Promptly remove root suckers if colonial spread is undesired The foliage of elliptic to ovate, variegated cream and green leaves may turn attractive shades of purple-red in the fall. While not especially showy, they attract butterflies and pollinators and give way to clusters of white berries, sometimes tinged with blue, that are greedily devoured by birds. wide (5 cm), appear in late spring and sometimes sporadically flower in late summer or early fall. Flat-topped clusters of tiny creamy-white flowers, 2 in. They develop their intense and showy red coloration in fall and winter. The stems are often numerous and beautifully radiate from the base of the shrub. A spectacular addition in the garden for most seasons, Ivory Halo certainly adds a WOW! to a winter landscape.Ĭornus alba Ivory Halo is a multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub with an upright oval to rounded habit. Rapidly-growing, adaptable to wet soils or dry soils, it enjoys spectacular decorative features: attractive berries, showy red stems and a lovely variegated summer foliage. Noted for its colorful stems and twigs in winter, Cornus alba Ivory Halo (Tatarian Dogwood) is a compact deciduous shrub with great appeal.








    Ivory halo red twig dogwood