cotoneaster 'Repens'

Also known as: cotoneaster 'Avondrood'

A prostrate, semi-evergreen shrub with long, flexible stems forming a dense, mounded mat of very narrowly oval, glossy, dark green foliage. Small clusters of white flowers along the branches are reliably followed by bunches of bright red berries in autumn and winter

Scientific classification

Species: cotoneaster 'Repens' (Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens')
Genus: Cotoneaster
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Semi evergreen
Foliage: Matforming · Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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cotoneaster 'Repens' pictures

Distribution of cotoneaster 'Repens'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of cotoneaster 'Repens'

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cotoneaster 'Repens' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.