Botanical Name: Cotoneaster horizontalis
Common Name: Rock cotoneaster
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape very low, wide-spreading Cotoneaster; horizontal main stems stiffly branched; supports a flat, herringbone pattern of secondary branches
Height 2' - 3'
Spread 5' - 10' (15')
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers moist, well draining soil, tolerates most
Hardiness hardy; avoid hot, desert conditions (zones 1-11, 14-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, closely alternate on short spur branchlets; oval-obovate or round, emarginate apex, 1/4" - 1/2" long; dark, glossy green above, paler beneath; briefly deciduous
Flowers pinkish white, star-shaped, 5-petaled, 1/4" - 1/2" across, terminal clusters on lateral spur branchlets; spring-summer
Fruit red pome, shiny, 1/4" diameter
 
Propagation:
seed, semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent low filler or large scale groundcover – for its interesting growth habit and profuse fruit display – glossy green foliage turns reddish bronze in winter
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular, tolerates some unprolonged drought
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning none; avoid pruning tips, selectively head back to within canopy, DO NOT SHEAR
Pests/Diseases relatively free, fireblight
Special Conditions/Other allow plenty of room for lateral growth
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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