Cotoneaster
Franchet’s Cotoneaster makes a great addition to the landscape if is allowed to form an un-pruned mountain of pink and white summer flowers by sweeping arching branches covered with reddish fruit. This evergreen shrub grows to 6-8′ in both height and width with an arching habit. Flowers appear in June and are grouped in clusters. Petals are white to pink and flowers are held erect.
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Description
Cotoneaster makes a great addition to the landscape if is allowed to form an un-pruned mountain of pink and white summer flowers by sweeping arching branches covered with reddish fruit. This evergreen shrub grows to 6-8′ in both height and width with an arching habit. Flowers appear in June and are grouped in clusters. Petals are white to pink and flowers are held erect.
Cotoneaster
- Evergreen shrub, good fall color
- Flowers: Pink and white summer flowers
- Blooms June to July
- Grows 6′ to 8′ in height and width
- Attracts butterflies
- Prefers full sun, but can be found in partial shade
- Moisture: Dry soil
- Zone 5-8
Flowers morph to reddish-orange oblong fruit which are approximately one quarter inch wide. The lower ends of the fruit resemble miniature apples. Birds feed on the berries up until the time they start softening and drop to the ground. Cotoneasters are recommended by the British Royal Horticultural Society as an attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects. This species prefers a sunny spot, but can be found in partial shade. It prefers well-drained, but somewhat dry soil. If the soil beneath Franchet’s Cotoneaster has been left bare, the fallen fruit can germinate and spread new plants which will have to be weeded out.
Variations:
- Franchetti
- Parneyi
- Scarlet Leader
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Franchet’s Cotoneaster
Franchets’ Cotoneaster makes a great addition to the lands ape if it is allowed to form an un-pruned fountain of pink and white summer flowers following by sweeping arching branches covered with reddish fruit. This is an evergreen shrub which grows 6-8′ in both height and width with an arching habit. Leaves are an inch long and oval-elliptic in shape. Flowers first appear in June are are grouped in clusters. Birds feed on the berries until they begin to soften and drop to the ground. Petals are white to pink and the flowers are held erect. This species prefers a sunny spot, but can be found in partial shade. It prefers well-drained, but somewhat dry sites. If the soil beneath Frachet’s Cotoneaster has been left bare, the fallen fruit can germinate and spread new plants which will have to be weeded out.
Please visit Crawford Nursery and greenhouses to see the full variety of flowers,plants, shrubs and trees.
Inventory changes on a daily basis, so please understand that some items may not always be available and some items may be in stock or available that are not listed on our website.
