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variegated purple-flowered cotoneaster

Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus' (v)

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Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

A low-growing small deciduous shrub with horizontally spreading branches bearing small leaves margined with cream and tinted red in autumn. Small pink flowers are followed by red berries

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

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 softwood cuttings in early summer

Pests

May be attacked by scale insects and woolly aphids

Diseases

May be subject to fireblight

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalWall Side BordersBanks SlopesFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhouse

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years