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In wet years, repeat 2 or 3 more times, 10 to 14 days apart. Sprays are applied just before flower bracts are fully expanded. This shrub has the red branches for winter interest and a light green leaf edged in creamy white the rest of the year. Fungicides (such as Daconil 2787 or a product containing maneb, mancozeb, or captan) can be used to protect the leaves in the spring. Ivory Halo Dogwood Ivory Halo Dogwood shrub is very similar to its cousin, the variegated red twig dogwood but it is a dwarf variety. Mulch and water as needed to improve plant vigor. Improve air circulation around the foliage if possible.
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USDA Zone 3 - 8 (-40F/-40C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun Height: 5 - 6' Width: 5 - 6' Type: Deciduous Bloom Time: Spring Flower Color: White Foliage Color: Variegated Cornus - Bush Dogwood Family: Cornaceae (Corn-us: Latin meaning horn, describes the toughness of the wood.

As with many of the fungal leaf spot diseases, wet spring weather favors their development.ĭiseased leaves should be raked and removed to prevent overwintering of the fungus. Ivory Halo Cornus is a compact variegated cultvar with dark red twigs in winter. Symptoms usually occur first on lower leaves. This disease typically causes angular, grayish spots with a dark purple or reddish border. A great selection of variegated Red-Twig Dogwood that is highlighted with brighter variegation and a denser habit than the standard. The beautiful red twigs will make a great addition to your cut flower arrangements. Most of the dogwood samples arriving in the Plant Disease Clinic have been showing Septoria leaf spot. Ivory Halo Dogwood is an attractive, compact, red stemmed shrub with. The typical green leaf is replaced with white-edged leaves. This extremely hardy dogwood is great for the variegated green and white foliage and red twig color in the fall. Ivory Halo Dogwood takes red twig dogwood to the next level. Red and yellow twigged dogwoods are particularly susceptible. The summer fruit is loved by birds and wildlife. For the best winter color, the stems should be cut down to about 12 inches in the spring.Dogwoods are susceptible to a number of fungal leaf spot diseases. Depending on the selection, in the winter the stems of the current season’s growth turn bright shiny red, yellow, or orange. In the fall their foliage turns a brilliant red to orange. Normally their leaves are dark green during the season, but there are many varieties with variegated foliage and a few with golden yellow leaves. Twig dogwoods grow about 6 to 8 feet tall and just about as wide. Dogwood, Red Twig Ivory Halo (variegated) Categories Shrubs This Dogwood shrub has light green and white variegated foliage, dramatic fall color and brilliant red winter stems. Those flower clusters turn into beautiful clumps of bluish-white berries in the fall. While dogwood trees have large flowers and make a small tree, twig dogwoods have creamy white clusters of small flowers and make a medium to large shrub. Botanically speaking, both plants are in the same genus but that’s where the similarity stops. It has variegated leaves which are light green with creamy white margins turning a purplish-red in the. Twig dogwoods bear little resemblance to the dogwood tree that is so well known for its white or pink flowers in May. Ivory Halo Dogwood is also known as Tatarian Dogwood.
