rock cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Rock cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) is a shrub for rock gardens, ground cover, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly and spreads wide, so give it room. Bees and birds visit the pink blooms. It sits low on the menu for rabbits.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Japanese holly.
Native range
Western China.