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creeping cotoneaster 'Queen of Carpets' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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creeping cotoneaster 'Queen of Carpets'

Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'

★ RHS AGMLow MaintenanceDrought Resistant

Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Queen of Carpets' is an evergreen prostrate shrub, to 30cm high, with small glossy green leaves, many pink-tinged white flowers and round red fruits. The flowers are attractive to bees

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 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

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun or partial shade in any soil that is well-drained. An excellent plant for groundcover

Pruning

Pruning group 8 - usually no pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer

Pests

May be affected by scale insects, cotoneaster webber caterpillar, aphids, brown scale, mussel scale, and woolly aphid

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersWall Side BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

GreenhousePond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years