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Dogwood - Ivory
Halo Facts
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Mature Height
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5-6 feet
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Soil Type
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widely adaptable
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Mature Spread
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5-6 feet
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Flower Color
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white
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Mature Form
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compact rounded
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Foliage Color
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variegated green and
white
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Growth Rate
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Medium
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Fall Color
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insignificant
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Sun Exposure
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sun to part shade
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3-7
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Soil Moisture
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moist
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About the
Dogwood - Ivory Halo :
The Dogwood 'Ivory Halo', Cornus alba 'Bailhalo',also
known as tatarian dogwood, is a cultivar
that is noted for its compact size,
variegated (white-edged) leaves and bright
red twigs in winter. It is a rapid-growing,
multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub
that grows to a maximum size of 4-6' tall on
erect, usually unbranched stems. The
outstanding ornamental features of this
cultivar are: (1) bright red winter stems
which are particularly showy against a snowy
backdrop and (2) medium/dark green leaves
(to 4.5" long) which are edged with white.
Tiny, yellowish-white flowers appear in
flat-topped clusters (to 2.5" diameter) in
late spring, with sparse, intermittent,
additional flowering sometimes continuing
into summer. Flowers give way to clusters of
blue-white drupes in summer. Fruit is quite
attractive to birds and is generally
considered to have as much if not more
ornamental interest than the flowers. Fall
color is variable, but foliage may turn
attractive shades of purple-red.
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