Cotoneaster 'Streib's Findling'
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - China
Year of Introduction - 1960
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10cm
Width - up to 2m
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A low-growing, Evergreen, prostrate Shrub with many spreading branches. The leaves are small, rounded to oval in shape and a shade of dark, glossy green. Small white flowers are cup-shaped and have five rounded petals. The flowers are held singly along the spreading branches and are produced from late spring into early summer. The flowers are followed by spherical, bright red berries. The flowers are attractive to pollinating insects and the berries are excellent for birds.
Synonym - C. dammeri 'Streib's Findling', or C. procumbens 'Streib's Findling'
Flower:
White saucer-shaped flowers have five rounded petals. The flowers are held singly along the branches and are produced in May and June. The flowers are followed by round, red berries.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Small, glossy dark green leaves are rounded to oval in shape. the leaves are Alternately arranged on prostrate, spreading branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Rounded to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.