General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/4 inch yellow berries maturing to pink
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Midges
Flies
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Cotoneaster frigidus × Cotoneaster salicifolius

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Common names
  • Waterer's Cotoneaster

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Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Cillas

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