creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Cascading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White tinged with pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Creeping cotoneaster (Cotoneaster adpressus) is a shrub for rock gardens, ground cover, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. White flowers tinged with pink attract bees, and birds visit the plant too. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows slowly into a low, cascading mat that turns color in fall.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Cheyenne Spirit echinacea, and Lily.
Native range
China.