Scientific Name
Cotoneaster horizontalis

Common Name
Rockspray cotoneaster


Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8


Habit: Semi-Evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Size: height of 2 to 3 feet
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade
Form: Spreading branches; low dense form
Texture: Fine
Foliage: Roundish, shiny dark green leaves with bristle-tipped ends; foliage glossy bright red to reddish purple in fall to mid-winter; branches in stiff, symmetrical herringbone patterns
Flower/Fruit: Small pink single or paired flowers in spring
Comments: Handsome foliage and fruits; used in rock gardens; space 6 to 8 feet apart
Cultivars: --
 


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