cotoneaster
Cotoneaster microphyllus
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphyllus) is an evergreen shrub for borders, hedges, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. White flowers open in spring and again in summer, and they draw bees and birds. Rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and River birch.
Native range
Himalayas.