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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.