Eichholz bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Eichholz'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Eichholz' bearberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri 'Eichholz') is a creeping shrub for borders, rock gardens, and pollinator 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and tolerates drought. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It blooms in spring and summer, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Prairie dropseed, Oakleaf hydrangea, Paperbark maple, and Gaura.