Ivory Halo® Dogwood

Cornus alba 'Bailhalo'

Pronunciation: KOR-nus AL-ba
SKU #02786
3-7

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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
WATER: Keep soil moist.
SIZE: Moderate growing, compact, rounded form; reaches 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-7

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Bloom TimeLate spring to early summer
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Dramatic Foliage Color, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsErosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitRounded
Landscape UseBorder, Hedge
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorVariegated
Companion PlantsWeigela (Weigela); Boxwood (Buxus); Spirea (Spiraea); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Rose (Rosa)
Care InstructionsHighly 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.
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Bloom TimeLate spring to early summer
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Dramatic Foliage Color, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsErosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitRounded
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Hedge
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorVariegated
Companion PlantsWeigela (Weigela); Boxwood (Buxus); Spirea (Spiraea); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Rose (Rosa)
Care
Care InstructionsHighly 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.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.