Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’ Variegated Red Twig Dogwood | #2 Container Shrub

Add stunning four-season color and texture to your landscape with this live Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’, a compact red twig dogwood prized for its elegant variegated foliage and vivid winter stems. This fast-growing deciduous shrub features lush green leaves edged in creamy white that brighten garden beds throughout spring and summer. In late spring to early summer, clusters of delicate yellow-white flowers attract bees and beneficial pollinators, followed by blue-white berries that add seasonal charm and wildlife interest. As autumn arrives, the foliage shifts into rich reddish-purple tones before dropping to reveal the plant’s most dramatic feature — brilliant red stems that glow through the winter landscape.

Compact, adaptable, and easy to maintain, ‘Ivory Halo’ grows approximately 4–6 feet tall and wide, making it perfect for borders, foundation plantings, hedges, pollinator gardens, and winter-interest landscapes. You will receive a healthy live shrub similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’
✔️ Originally grown in #2 container
✔️ Healthy, rooted deciduous shrub
✔️ Variegated red twig dogwood
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Ivory Halo Dogwood
• Botanical Name: Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’
• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; approximately ½ inch every 7–10 days
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Growth Habit: Compact multi-stemmed shrub
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
• USDA Zones: 3–7
• Spring Bloom Color: Yellow-white flowers
• Berry Color: Blue-white berries
• Fall Color: Reddish-purple foliage
• Winter Interest: Bright red stems
• Special Features: Pollinator friendly, deer tolerant, salt tolerant

Landscape Uses

• Foundation plantings
• Mixed shrub borders
• Pollinator gardens
• Privacy hedges
• Winter-interest landscapes

Care Tip

For the brightest winter stem color, prune out approximately one-third of the oldest stems in late winter or immediately after flowering. Younger stems produce the most vibrant red bark.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.