Appearance
Initially upright, these vigorous shrubs often have arching stems and can be tree-like in outline once mature. Creamy-white late spring flowers are usually followed by red-orange or yellow berries.
Preferences
These plants thrive in a range of soil types in sun or part-shade.
Dislikes
Shrub cotoneasters do not do well in excessively wet soil or in deep shade. Evergreens dislike exposure to severe, frost-laden winds in winter.
Did you know?
Berrying branches can be used in winter arrangements and wreaths as a thornless alternative to holly.
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Tree and shrub cotoneasters
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
cotoneaster 'Coral Beauty'
- Height
- 0.5–1 metres
- Width
- 1.5–2.5 metres
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Pink Champagne'
cotoneaster 'Pink Champagne'
- Height
- 2.5–4 metres
- Width
- 2.5–4 metres
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
creeping cotoneaster 'Queen of Carpets'
- Height
- 0.1–0.5 metres
- Width
- 1.5–2.5 metres
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