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Cotoneaster
Also called Cottoneasters
Cotoneasters are a large genus of mostly deciduous or evergreen shrubs (some small trees) in the rose family, widely grown for their arching habit, small white or pink flowers and red or black berries. They are tough, adaptable garden plants that tolerate most soils and exposures.
Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).
Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
Cotoneasters are very popular garden shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Some cultivars are of known parentage, such as the very popular Cotoneaster × watereri Exell (Waterer's cotoneaster; C. frigidus × C. salicifolius), while others are of mixed or unknown heritage.
Peking cotoneaster · Creeping cotoneaster · Cranberry cotoneaster · Wall Cotoneaster · Small Leaved Cotoneaster · Late Cotoneaster · Spreading cotoneaster · Tree Cotoneaster · Rockspray cotoneaster · Entire Leaved Cotoneaster · Small Leaved Cotoneaster · Silverleaf cotoneaster
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cotoneaster by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
