Showy Cotoneaster

Tagged as: Large Deciduous Shrubs

Botanical Name: Cotoneaster multiflora
Common Name: Showy Cotoneaster

Updated 3/2012

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Height: 8-12'  Spread: 10-15'  Habit/Form: Upright, mounded Growth Rate: Medium  Zone: 4-7

Cultural Requirements: Full sun; well drained soil in open sites; intolerant of wet soil

Ornamental Characteristics: Upright, wide spreading with arching branches as it ages; new leaves gray-green turning blue-green in summer, with a hint of yellow fall color; abundant clusters of small ½" white flowers in spring; abundant, showy red fruit in fall

Use in the Landscape: Shrub border, masses, screening or specimen

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