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Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis · Shrub
Cotoneaster 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 and 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
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