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Outstanding ground cover with dense prostrate branches covered with shiny green foliage. The purple tinge to fall foliage enhances the profusion of coral red berries.  Evergreen. Fast growing to 2 ft. tall, to 6 ft. wide. Full sun. Cutting grown.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full sun

Watering Needs: Once established, needs only occasional watering.

Pruning Time: Spring after flowering

Growth Rate: Fast Growing

Growth Habit: Prostrate

Design Information

Companion Plants

DWARF FOTHERGILLA
Fothergilla gardenii

HEAVENLY BAMBOO
Nandina domestica

BLACK KNIGHT BUTTERFLY BUSH
Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight'

BLACK SATIN BLACKBERRY
Rubus ursinus 'Black Satin' (R. fruticosus)

BRIGHT FANTASY^™ SNOWBERRY
Symphoricarpos 'Bokrabright' P.P.# 14570

PIPSQUEAK^® BURNING BUSH
Euonymus alatus 'Pipzam'

ROYAL BURGUNDY^® BARBERRY
Berberis thunbergii 'Gentry' P.P.# 9461

ROYAL PURPLE SMOKE TREE
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

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Companion Plants (Description): Plant with Cranberrybush, Buddleja, Blackberry, and Snowberry as well as other wildlife varieties that attract birds and butterflies. The red berries are complimented by other fall foliage plants with red and purple coloring like Heavenly Bamboo, Fothergilla, Burning Bush, Barberry and Smoke Tree.

Design Styles: Give this fine ground cover plenty of room to spread. Good on banks and to cover large open areas with a southern exposure.  Great addition to a wildlife garden or to add year-round interest.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

Background Information

History: Cotoneaster is a genus of woody shrubs native to Asia, Europe and North Africa.   The dammeri species is native to This plant is also commonly known as Chinese Bearberry because bear and deer like to feed on its berries in winter.

Botanical Pronunciation: ko-to-ne-AS-ter DAM-er-i

Catalog Description: Outstanding ground cover with dense prostrate branches covered with shiny green foliage. The purple tinge to fall foliage enhances the profusion of coral red berries.  Evergreen. Fast growing to 2 ft. tall, to 6 ft. wide. Full sun. Cutting grown.