Plant Name: Cotoneaster – Coral Beauty
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Technical name:
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Plant Family / Type: Rosaceae (Roses) / Evergreen Groundcover Shrub
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Preferred location: Full Sun
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Mature height: 2’ – 3’
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Mature Width: 4’ - 6’
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Growth Rate / Habit: Fast / Dense, Mound-forming, Arching branches, Sprawling
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Flower / Foliage:
· Bright Orange-Red berries – Fall and persist through Winter
· Tiny White-Pinkish flowers – late May
· Small glossy dark-Green leaves. Turn maroon in winter
· Companion plants : Red berries are complemented by other fall foliage plants with red and purple coloring like Heavenly Bamboo, Fothergilla, Burning Bush, Barberry and Smoke Tree
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Preferred soil:
· Need only occasional watering once established
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Pruning and Maintenance:
· Time – Spring after flowering
· Any branches that get in the way of the view of the bright red autumn berries can also be removed
· Recommend pinching growth tips in spring for the first couple of years to help encourage an especially dense habit
· Tolerant of hard pruning if this is required
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Shaping:
· Lightly trim back any branches that spoil the symmetry of the plant after flowering has finished
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Fertilize
· Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in Spring
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