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Cotoneaster- (cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster microphyllus |
The favorite Cotoneaster is
C.
horizontalis- a spreading 3 ft. high bush grown against house walls or between
taller shrubs. This one has no place in the average-sized rock garden, but
there are several dwarf Contoneasters which are useful for clothing rocks
or bare patches of soil. These ground-hugging types have small white flowers
in summer followed by an abundance of showy berries and rich foliage colors
in autumn. All are hardy and are tough enough to grow anywhere.
VARIETIES:
C.
congestus
nanus
is a fine evergreen- less than 1 ft. high with blue-green foliage and red
berries.
C.
adpressus
is eve nmore prostrate- a deciduous species with holly-like berries amongst
the bronzy-red leaves in autumn.
C.
dammeri
is perhaps the best of the lot- it grows only a few inches high but spreads
up to 7 ft. The oval leaves are glossy and the bright red berries are borne
singly or in pairs. The variety
C.
microphyllus to choose is
thymifolius.
SITE
& SOIL: Any garden soil - thrives in sun or light shade.
PROPAGATION:
Plant cuttings in a cold frame in late summer.
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