Prostrate Rock Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Perpusillus'

Pronunciation: ko-to-ne-AS-ter hor-i-zon-TA-lis per-pu-SIL-lus
SKU #02945
4-7

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Tough, easy and adaptable - great for rock gardens and banks! Cool autumn temperatures bring a brilliant flush of fall color to the finely textured, glossy green foliage and highly ornamental red berries. An excellent spreading groundcover with thick intertwining, arching branches. Semi-evergreen in colder areas.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 1 to 2 ft. tall, spreading 5 to 7 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-7

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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesFall Color, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Landscape UseBorder, Ground Cover, Hillside
Design IdeasThis Cotoneaster gives a beautiful herringbone effect against a white wall or fence. Don't try to prune into a shape or it will lose its striking silhouette. Also excellent in rockeries where sprays of branches will arch out over the slope.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsDogwood (Cornus); Cranberry Bush (Viburnum); Juniper (Juniperus); Magnolia (Magnolia); Rose (Rosa)
Care InstructionsThrives in average to poor, well-drained soils. Space 4 to 5 ft. apart as groundcover; mulch to control weeds until plants fill in. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drought in cooler climates. Fertilize in early spring. Prune as needed to shape.
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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesFall Color, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Ground Cover, Hillside
Design IdeasThis Cotoneaster gives a beautiful herringbone effect against a white wall or fence. Don't try to prune into a shape or it will lose its striking silhouette. Also excellent in rockeries where sprays of branches will arch out over the slope.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsDogwood (Cornus); Cranberry Bush (Viburnum); Juniper (Juniperus); Magnolia (Magnolia); Rose (Rosa)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives in average to poor, well-drained soils. Space 4 to 5 ft. apart as groundcover; mulch to control weeds until plants fill in. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drought in cooler climates. Fertilize in early spring. Prune as needed to shape.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.