Creeping Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem'
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Source of plant
Cayuga Landscape Company, Forestfarm Nursery, Agway
Description
A very dwarf, close-growing, compact, rigidly branching 1-1.5' high shrub, spreading 4-6' and rooting where branches touch the soil. The leaves are glossy dark green; flowers solitary or in pairs, white tipped rose; fruit is a pome, 1/4-1/3" diameter, dark red.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4B
Special characteristics
growth habit, fall color, fruiting characteristics