Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' [sold as Ivory Halo™]
Variegated Red Twig Dogwood

Cornus alba ′Bailhalo′ [sold as Ivory Halo™] - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Cream (Small, creamy-white flowers in flat-topped cymes (1.5-2" dia.) in late spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green; White (Beautiful variegated leaves with green centers and white margins); Red-Violet (Poor, purplish-red fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Showy, blue-white drupes that birds love; summer)
 Ultimate Height:
5-6 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-6 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Adaptable to a variety of soil conditions, but prefers a moist, well-drained soil
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2-4.5" long and half as wide) opposite, simple, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, usually rounded at base, green center with white margins, and somewhat glaucous beneath. Dogwood veins sweep toward, but never contact, the leaf margin. Round fruit is white-blue and flattened slightly at each end. Stems are greenish-red in summer, turning to a blood-red in fall and winter. Stems have prominent whitish lenticels. Difficult to separate Cornus alba and Cornus sericea in winter.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 269
  • Foliage Characteristics 50
  • Fruiting Characteristics 111
  • Border 411
  • Hedge 277
  • Mass Plantings 295
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 115
  • Winter Interest 117

    • Additional Information

    A compact cultivar with attractive, variegated leaves. Grows well in a variety of situations, including wet soil. Easy to transplant. Relatively trouble-free. A three-year pruning cycle improves form, vigor, and winter stem color effect. Cutting all stems 6-12" from ground in late winter has similar effect. Best in mass plantings. Excellent for winter color. Leaf blight can be a problem.

    9 Cornus alba 'Bailhalo' [sold as Ivory Halo™] found

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    = Heritage plant = Dedicated plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12010_01653*AHLTP
    22010_01639*AHLTP
    32013_00778*AHLTP
    42010_01630*AHLTP
    52010_01641*AHLTP
    62010_01645*AHLTP
    72010_01638*AHLTP
    82010_01634*AHLTP
    92018_01236*AMOLL

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