Cornus sericea subsp. sericea Ivory Halo™
Common name: 
Ivory Halo Dogwood
Ivory Halo Tatarian Dogwood
Pronunciation: 
KOR-nus ser-EE-se-a subsp. ser-EE-se-a
Family: 
Cornaceae
Genus: 
Cornus
Synonyms: 
‘Baihalo'
Cornus sericea Ivory Halo™
Cornus alba Ivory Halo™
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf, deciduous shrub, dwarf, compact, 5-6 ft high and wide (1.5 × 1.8 m), leaves irregular creamy-white margins and gray-green centers.  Red stems in winter.
  • Sun to part shade.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3    Discovered in 1983 in a Baily Nursery production field of C. alba ‘Argenteo-Marginata’ (‘Elegantissima’) near St. Paul, Minnesota.  Plant Patent 8,722 (1994), cultivar name ‘Baihalo’, trademark name Ivory Halo.
  • Note: Some nurseries still use the name Cornus alba, although it, and its associated cultivars, are now classified as a subspecies of Cornus sericea, hence Cornus sericea supsp. sericea.   However, the name of selections and cultivars in the nursery trade are often given without the subspecies designation.    Example: Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramia’.  
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