Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea'
(Silver Pagoda Dogwood)
Family - Cornaceae
Category - Shrub
Year of Introduction - 1900
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m
Width - up to 2.5m
Location - The Cool Garden, The White Garden
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and tiered, horizontal branches that often point upwards at the tips. Small, attractive grey-green leaves have irregular white variegation around the margins and are ovate to Elliptic in shape. Tiny, creamy-white flowers are held in flat clusters on relatively long flower stalks. The flower clusters are held above foliage along the branches and are produced in early summer. The flowers are followed by small, deep blue berries. Cornus alternifolia 'Argentea' is slow-growing.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym- Cornus alternifolia 'Variegata'
Flower:
Small, creamy-white flowers are held in flat clusters with relatively long stalks. The flower clusters are held above the foliage and produced in June. The flowers are followed by clusters of small, deep blue berries.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Small flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Small, ovate to Elliptic leaves are grey-green with white margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.