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beautiful cotoneaster

Cotoneaster amoenus

Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A densely-branched evergreen shrub to 1.5m. Small glossy green leaves are greyish woolly below. White flowers with pinkish purple anthers, in June, are followed by bright red berries borne in clusters at the end of short twigs

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade; tolerant of dry conditions

Pruning

Pruning group 8 or Pruning group 13 for wall-trained plants

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe in autumn or propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Pests

May be attacked by woolly aphids, scale insects and cotoneaster webber moth

Diseases

May be affected by fireblight, honey fungus, silver leaf, fungal leaf spot and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years