Cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster sp.)
 
Cranberry
(C. apiculatus)
 
Very small red-violet flowers in the spring, followed by half-inch orange-red berries.  Shiny green leaves.
 
Zone: 5
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 4'
 
Comments
Spreading, horizontal branching habit.  Use on slopes or in foundation plantings.  Can be trained on walls.
 

Creeping
(C. adpressus)
 
Very small pinkish flowers in the spring, followed by half-inch red berries.  Shiny green leaves.
 
Zone: 5
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 10'
 
Comments
Low-growing roots where branches touch ground.  Use on slopes or in rock gardens and walls.  Needs no pruning.
 

Diel's
(C. dielsianus)
 
Small pinkish half-inch flowers in spring, followed by half-inch red berries.  Leaves are shiny green, turning red in the fall.
 
Zone: 6
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 7'
 
Comments
Widely spreading branches.  Forms dense mound twice as wide as high.
 

Early
(C. adpressa 'praecox')
 
Very small pinkish-red flowers in the spring, followed by half-inch red berries.  Shiny green leaves.
 
Zone: 5
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 2
 
Comments
Low, mound-shaped plants.  Use in rock gardens and foundation plantings.
 

Many-Flowered
(C. multiflorus)
 
Half- to 1-inch white flowers cover the branches in spring, followed by large red berries.  Shiny green foliage.
 
Zone: 6
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 12'
 
Comments
Very showy all seasons.  Use as a specimen plant.
 

Peking
(C. acutifolius)
 
Very small pinkish flowers in the spring, followed by half-inch black berries.  Shiny green leaves.
 
Zone: 3
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 10'
 
Comments
Dense and upright growth.  Use in shrub borders, screens, or hedges.  Needs no pruning.
 

Spreading
(C. divaricatus)
 
Small pink-violet flowers in the spring, followed by half-inch red berries.  Leaves are shiny green, turning red in the fall.
 
Zone: 5
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 6
 
Comments
Widely spreading branches in upright plants.  Use in hedge borders or as a specimen plant.
 

Sungari
(C. racemiflorus 'soongoricus')
 
Half-inch white flowers in clusters in spring, followed by half-inch red berries.  Foliage is gray-green.
 
Zone: 4
Light and Soil: Full sun or partial shade.  Well-drained soil.
Height: 8'
 
Comments
Hardy and vigorous.  Very showy all seasons.  Long arching branches.  Use as a specimen plant.