CRANBERRY COTONEASTER 5gal

Blanket your landscape with the beauty and resilience of the Cranberry Cotoneaster! This exceptional groundcover shrub, often a variety of Cotoneaster apiculatus, offers multi-season appeal with its unique herringbone branching pattern. In spring, delicate pink flowers emerge, attracting pollinators. As summer progresses, these give way to an abundance of showy, cranberry-like red berries that persist well into winter, providing a vibrant splash of color and a food source for birds. The glossy green foliage transforms into attractive shades of purple, gold, and red in the fall, ensuring year-round visual interest. 

Typically growing to a height of 2-3 feet and spreading 5-6 feet wide, the Cranberry Cotoneaster is an excellent choice for covering banks and slopes, providing effective erosion control. It also works beautifully as a low, informal hedge or a sprawling groundcover in garden beds. This hardy shrub thrives in full sun, which encourages the best fruit production and fall color, but can also tolerate partial shade. Once established, it exhibits good drought tolerance and is also known to be rabbit resistant and tolerant of urban pollution. While specific deer resistance can vary, cotoneasters are generally not a top choice for deer.

For optimal growth and vibrant seasonal displays, plant your Cranberry Cotoneaster with Watters Premium Mulch to help retain soil moisture, especially in our Arizona climate, suppress weeds, and regulate soil temperature. A spring feeding with 7-4-4 All-Purpose Plant Food will provide the essential nutrients for healthy growth, abundant flowering, and a spectacular berry display. Enjoy the low-maintenance beauty and year-round interest this fantastic groundcover brings to your landscape! #CranberryCotoneaster #RedBerries #FallColor #GroundcoverShrub #WattersMulchMagic