CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Introduction to Cotoneaster varieties

Scarlet Cotoneaster is native to Tibet. It has long arched branches and is a lush wide shrub with a height of 2m. It has small ovate leaves, 1cm long, dark green and shiny, clustered white flowers, abundant and colorful fruits, and a long viewing period. It does not fall for a long time in winter until the spring of the following year. It is low maintenance and highly adaptable. It likes the sun and tolerates partial shade, but it blooms and bears more abundantly under full light conditions.

'Beauty' Scarlet Cotoneaster is another variety of Scarlet Cotoneaster, similar in appearance to the above species.

Kashmir Cotoneaster is native to the Himalayas. It is an evergreen low creeping shrub with arched branches about 20 cm long, small dark green leaves, white flowers, late spring flowering, bright red fruits, and the fruit viewing period is autumn and winter. The crown can reach 2m, creeping, and is a very good ground cover and slope protection plant.

'Beautiful Coral' Cotoneaster grows robustly, with spreading branches, a crown width of 2m, and a plant height of 80cm. The fruit is very beautiful orange-red, the leaflets are dark green and shiny, and the flowers are white and clustered, and the flowering period is spring.

Dwarf Cotoneaster has small, green and shiny leaves, solitary or clustered white flowers, bright red fruits in clusters, and a viewing period of several months. The crown is 2m wide, the branches are soft, the vines are strong, and the growth is strong. It is native to China and is a common variety in the landscape. It is also a very good ground cover and slope protection plant.

The dwarf Cotoneaster 'Dahua' variety grows more robustly.

The linear-leaved Cotoneaster is similar to the entire Cotoneaster, but has a smaller plant shape, 60cm tall, a crown width of 90cm, narrow leaves, white solitary flowers, and pink fruits.

Cotoneaster serrata has a good plant shape, strong growth, abundant fruits, and is highly ornamental. It is native to western China and has many species, including low shrubs used for ground cover, and large shrubs or small trees up to 5 meters tall with large clusters of flowers and red fruits.

The hybrid Cotoneaster danglingii is an evergreen shrub that grows robustly, with a plant height of 2m and a crown width of 2m. The leaves are narrow and about 12cm long. The fruits are small, red, and abundant. It can be cultivated into a small hanging tree shape or used as a ground cover plant.

Cotoneaster chinensis is native to Tibet. It has a beautiful and strong plant shape, with a plant height and crown width of up to 3m. The leaves are 4cm long. The surface of the young leaves is gray-green, which later turns bright green. The back of the leaves is silvery-white. The flowers are not noticeable white, and the berries are orange-red.

The entire Cotoneaster plant is 1m tall, with a crown width of 1.5m, arched branches, hard branches, and single flowers growing along the branches. It is very beautiful and unique, and the fruit is pink.

The milky white flowered cotoneaster is an evergreen shrub, 3m tall, 4m wide, with larger leaves than other evergreen cotoneasters, silvery white on the back, umbel inflorescence, small white flowers, and berries that persist for a long time turn red in autumn. It is native to China, grows fast, and is a very good hedge material.

Hybrid Evergreen Cotoneaster is a hybrid of C.frigidus and C.henryanus. It is a large shrub with luxuriant branches and a canopy of up to 4m. It has umbels, small white flowers, and clusters of red berries that persist for a long time in autumn. Varieties include: Hybrid Evergreen Cotoneaster 'John' and Hybrid Evergreen Cotoneaster 'Pink Champagne'. They are evergreen, with small leaves of 1.2cm long, inconspicuous white flowers, and red berries. They grow fast and are easy to cultivate. They grow upright first and then arched. Both the height and canopy can reach 4m. They can be cultivated as small trees and are an ideal ornamental plant for viewing in all seasons. Round-leaved Cotoneaster

The leaves are round, dark green and shiny, the branches are arched and drooping, the plant height and crown width can reach 3m, the flowers are small and inconspicuous, and the berries are deep red.

Late-flowering Cotoneaster is a small tree that can reach a height of 10m, with a crown width of 3m. It has large bright green leaves and white flowers. It blooms late, from midsummer to late summer. It is a late-flowering variety in the genus Cotoneaster.

Cotoneaster serrata is an excellent ground cover plant. It is a low plant that grows in a creeping manner. The plant height is only about 10 cm and the crown width is up to 2 m. The leaves are dark green, the young leaves are purple-red, the flowers are white, and the berries are red.