Botanical name
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
Other names
Red-barked dogwood 'Elegantissima', Cornus alba 'Argenteomarginata' , Cornus 'Elegantissima'
Genus
Variety or Cultivar
'Elegantissima' _ 'Elegantissima' is a bushy shrub with dark-red stems bearing ovate to elliptic, grey-green leaves, cream at the margins and flat clusters white flowers in late spring followed by spherical, white fruit.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Branching, Suckering
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)