Cornus Alba Elegantissima (Cornus Alba Argenteo-Marginata)
Latin name Cornus Alba Elegantissima
French name Cornouiller Argenté, Cornouiller Panaché.
English name Silver Leaf Dogwood, Silveredge Dogwood.
Carriage Broad bushy shrub, with upright, red boughs.
Foliage Shrub with green foliage largely bordered of a cream-coloured white becoming red in fall.
Flowering Cream-coloured white flowers May Juin.
Fruit Blue fruits.
Growth Fast growth.
Use Very useful in association in the solid masses or in groups for its coloured foliage.
Height 2 meters Width 1.5 meters
Exposure Sun, semi-shade. Zone 2
Cornus Alba Ivory Halo C.O.P.F.
Latin name Cornus Alba Ivory Halo
French name Cornouiller Blanc Ivoire Halo
English name Ivory Halo Dogwood
Carriage Small shrub with a compact and globular carriage.
Foliage Decorative foliage, mixed with green and white. Dark red boughs.
Flowering White flowers.
Fruit Blue fruits
Growth Average to slow growth.
Use Perfect choice for restricted places.
Height 2 meters Width 1.5 meters
Exposure Sun, semi-shade. Zone 3
Cornus Stolonifera (Cornus Sericea)
Latin name Cornus Stolonifera
French name Cornouiller Stolonifère, Cornouiller Osier.
English name Redosier Dogwood, American Dogwood.
Carriage Shrub with a bushy carriage, producing many runners.
Foliage Frayed dark green foliage. Takes a purple bronze colour in fall.
Flowering White flowers, joined together in cymes, in May Juin.
Fruit Produces white fruits in fall which attracts birds.
Growth Vigorous growth.
Use Very decorative in winter by its red bark.
Height 2 meters Width 3 meters
Exposure Sun, semi-shade, shade. Zone 1b