General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/4 inch dark red berries
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Tinged with pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Creeping Cotoneaster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cotoneaster adpressus
  • Synonym: Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox

Photo Gallery
Location: Bonsai Courtyard, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-03
Bonsai of Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox,  Early creeping cot
Location: Bonsai Courtyard, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Bonsai of Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox,  Early creeping cot
Location: Bonsai Courtyard, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-03
Bonsai of Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox,  Early creeping cot
Location: Bonsai Courtyard, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-03
ID plaque for Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox  Early creeping
Location: Botanical Garden München-Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany.
Date: May

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