Ivory Halo® Dogwood

Name: Ivory Halo® Dogwood
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 02786

Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'

Pronunciation: KOR-nus AL-ba

SKU #02786

USDA Zone

3-7

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OVERVIEW
Description	Prized for its colorful stems, variegated foliage, and compact size, this dwarf dogwood has brilliant red winter stems and showy, light green leaves with creamy white margins, but at only two-thirds the size of many of its species. Use to provide multi-season interest in shrub borders, mass plantings, or as a low hedge. Deciduous.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Keep soil moist.
Blooms	Late Spring to Early Summer
Mature Size	Moderate growing, compact, rounded form; reaches 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Deciduous
Special Features	Attractive Bark, Dramatic Foliage Color, North American Native Selection, Compact Form
Growth Rate	Moderate
Growth Habit	Rounded

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Hedge
Flower Color	White
Foliage Color	Variegated
Companion Plants	Weigela (Weigela); Boxwood (Buxus); Spirea (Spiraea); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Rose (Rosa)

CARE
Care	Highly adaptable; prefers enriched, moist, well-drained soils but tolerates clay, sand and wet locations when established. Water regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Apply a balanced fertilizer in spring. To encourage bright red stems, annually prune to remove one-third of oldest stems, leaving strong young whips.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-7