| Description | A compact variegated Dogwood shrub with brilliant red stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOR-nus)(AL-ba) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist tolerates average |
| Flowers | white flowers (flat topped cymes) bloom in the late spring |
| Fruit | white to whitish blue drupes |
| Leaves | green white variegation |
| Stems | red bark |
| Dimensions | 5-6 by 5-6 feet, compact round form |
| Maintenance | I like to cut out 1/2 to a 1/3 of the old stems and cut the remaining stems back 50%. The plant can also be sheared down to 6 inches. Both of these methods will promote new colorful red stems |
| Propagation | patented plant, cuttings |
| Native Site | Species native from Siberia to the Korean peninsula. |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in 1983 in a block Cornus alba argenteo-marginata by Rob Bailey of Bailey Nursery, Minnesota USA |
| Author's Notes | One of the main purposes of this plant is the winter interest of the red stems. Follow the maintenance schedule to maintain good twig color. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #175-Dogwoods (Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow) |
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