Cotoneaster horizontalis

Common name: rock cotoneaster

Family name: Rosaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  Cotoneaster horizontalis var.perpusillus

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4-7

Mature height and spread:  1-2.5ft; 5-8ft

Form: deciduous shrub, horizontally-spreading

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, loamy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement: rounded, lustrous, dark green leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): five-petaled, small pink flowers; orange to red berries

Limitations: Susceptible to fireblight, leaf spot and canker

Fall colour:  reddish-purple

Suitable uses:  ground cover; shelter for small birds; rock garden

Quick ID description:  tiny, rounded leaves; five-petaled pink flowers; orange to red berries

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