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Harrow cotoneaster | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Harrow cotoneaster

Cotoneaster harrovianus

Low Maintenance

Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

C. harrovianus is an evergreen shrub with arching stems to 3m high and wide. It is distinguished for its abundant, dense clusters of flowers arranged in heads along the branches as well as at the ends. Flower stalks and calyces white-woolly, petals are white with contrasting reddish-purple anthers. Fruit is red, colouring slowly during autumn, and best in December

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingNorth FacingEast 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 prone to woolly aphids, scale insects, and cotoneaster webber moth

Diseases

May be affected by fireblight, honey fungus, silver leaf, leaf damage on woody plants and a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years