Plants > Shrubs

creeping cotoneaster

Cotoneaster adpressus

Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A prostrate, deciduous shrub of dense habit, spreading to 2m. Small, rounded, wavy-edged leaves turn red in autumn. Flowers small, white, followed by bright red berries

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

H6

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidAlkaline

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Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Will tolerate dry situations in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 13 for wall-trained specimens

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe in autumn in containers in a cold frame or by softwood cuttings in early summer

Pests

May be attacked by scale insects and woolly aphids

Diseases

May be subject to fireblight

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

GreenhouseIndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years