General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
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 7b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Variegated
Other: Green with creamy white margins turning red tinged and pink in fall
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/4 inch red pomes
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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Variegated Cotoneaster
  • Rock Cotoneaster
  • Cotoneaster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cotoneaster horizontalis
  • Synonym: Cotoneaster atropurpureus

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Location: Farmer Johns Nursery, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer Johns Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-15
Location: Farmer Johns Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-15
Location: Farmer Johns Nursery, MI
Date: 2010-09-15

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