ShrubsCotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-7, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 6-8 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees and songbirds, stands up well to drought, erosion and pollution, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 6-8 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Erosion, Pollution, Poor soil, Rabbits
- Native to
- Western China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cotoneaster is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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