Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus'
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm
Width - 90cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A low-growing Shrub with a herringbone-like branching habit. The branches are mostly prostrate and can scramble up against nearby structures. Small, rounded to Elliptic, variegated leaves are mid to dark green, each with an irregular white band around the margins. Round, pinkish-red buds open to pale pink to white, cup-shaped flowers. The flowers are held singly or in small clusters along the branches and are produced from early into mid-summer. The flowers are followed by round, bright red berries. The leaves turn shades of red in autumn before falling.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Cotoneaster horizonatalis 'Variegatus'
Flower:
Small, round, bright pink buds open to pale pink to white, cup-shaped flowers. The flowers are held singly or in small clusters along the branches and are produced in June and July. The flowers are followed by round, bright red berries.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Small, rounded to Elliptic leaves are mid to dark green with irregular white bands around the margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged or held in clusters along the branches. The leaves turn red in autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Rounded to elliptic
Autumn Colour: Red
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.