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Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region. Cotoneasters are very popular garden shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Many are cultivars, some of hybrid origin.

Cotoneaster grows about 4 m tall, up to 8 m at maturity. Leaves are elliptical, dark green, up to 12 cm long and 3 cm wide. This plant shows large attractive inflorescences with white small flowers and large spherical coral red berries of about 6–9 mm. It is in flower from June to July. The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots (10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) long) producing structural branch growth, and short shoots (0.5–5 cm (0.20–1.97 in) long) bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves are arranged alternately, 0.5–15 cm (0.20–5.91 in).

  • Category Flowering shrubs
  • Families Rosaceae
  • Genus Cotoneaster
  • Species spp
  • Geographical Area of Origin Western Asia / Mediterranean Europe
  • Climatic Zones Temperate Central Italy, South Italy Highlands USDA 9 a
  • Habit Shrub
  • Leaves Semi-evergreen
  • Colore Foglie Verde
  • Flowering Period March / April
  • Flower Simple flower
  • Colore Fiori Rosa
  • Favorite soil Neutral / Middle-Dough / Medium soil
  • Water needs Medium
  • Light Exposure Full light / Full sun / Medium shade / Half shade
  • Form Espalier / Grown as shrub / bush
  • Colore Frutti Rosso
  • Parfumed yes
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