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Cotoneaster simonsii
Also called Himalayan Cotoneaster, Khasia Berry
Simons' cotoneaster is a 3 to 5 metre shrub native to the Himalayas and Myanmar, grown for its red berries and June flowers. It is an invasive escapee in parts of Europe, North America and Australia, so consider its spread before planting.
Cotoneaster simonsii (syn. Cotoneaster newryensis), the Himalayan cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, and Myanmar, and has been introduced to a number of locales in Europe, the west coast of North America, and Australia as a garden escapee. The Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be an undesirable invasive non-native species.
As its synonym C. newryensis, it was first raised at Thomas Smith's Daisy Hill Nursery in Ireland from where it was moved to be distributed by Barbier Nursery in France. It appeared at Lemoine nursery catalogue by 1911 in Nancy, France.
The plant has its detractors, such as garden designer Russell Page: "It is a horrid ungainly plant which I would usually exclude from any garden."
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cotoneaster simonsii 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
