Corokia cotoneaster
(Wire Netting Bush)
Family - Argyrophllaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - New Zealand
Year of Introduction - 1875
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - Slowly up to 2.4m
Width - Slowly to 2.4m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Medium-sized Evergreen Shrub with a rounded habit and thin, dark grey branches that are interlaced and contorted. The small leaves tend to be held on the tips of the crooked branches and are rounded in shape. Each leaf is dark green above and felted white on the underside. Small, yellow, star-shaped flowers are fragrant and produced from late spring into early summer. The flowers are followed by orange berries. The common name, 'Wire Netting Bush' is in reference to the unusual arrangement of the branches. Corokia cotoneaster is slow growing.
Flower:
Scented, small, star-shaped flowers are bright yellow and produced from May into June. Flowers are held singly or occasionally in clusters and are followed by orange berries.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held individually or occasionally in clusters
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Small, dark green leaves with a covering of white hair on the undersides are rounded in shape, though occasionally may be obovate or spathulate. Leaves are sparse, and generally held at the tips of the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Orbicular (rounded)
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil.