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    Cotoneaster 'Hessei'

    Also Known As

    • Hesse Cotoneaster

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 18"
    • W: 3'-5'

    planting zones

    • 5a-7b

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    Cotoneaster 'Hessei' plant details

    Cotoneaster 'Hessei' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge followed by red fruit. Features glossy texture. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in acidic, alkaline and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Cotoneaster 'Hessei'

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: rosaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 3 FT - 5 FT - wide, 18 IN tall
    Flowers: pink blooms in spring
    Uses: disease-resistant, fall color, pest resistant

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Cotoneaster 'Hessei'

    USDA Zones: 5a - 7b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Soil needs: acidic, alkaline and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Re-discovered for its excellent garden performance, this handsome dense groundcover (18" tall x up to 5' wide) has shiny finely-textured foliage (red-purple in fall) and showy crops of small pink flowers and small bright red fruit. S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    A cultivar of uncertain parental origin developed by H.A. Hesse of Weener, Germany, in the 1930s. The plant was introduced to the Chicagoland area by The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, in the 1950s. Unique characteristics include a compact spreading habit, delicate foliage, excellent disease and pest resistance, burgundy fall color, and good production of red fruit. Matures to 18" in height and spreads laterally to 3 to 5' from branches that root at the soil line.

    By: Chicagoland Grows® Plant Introduction Program

    Gardening facts about Cotoneaster 'Hessei' plant

    How to Grow Cotoneaster 'Hessei'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • alkaline
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink

    • Wildlife

      • birds

    • Fruit

      • red

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

    • Texture

      • glossy

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    aka Cotoneaster cooperi, Cotoneaster dammeri 'Cooperi', Cotoneaster microphylla 'Cooperi', Cooperi Little-leaf Cotoneaster

    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Height: 3"-12"

    Width: 24"-36"

    • sun - bright shade
    • regular - drought tolerant
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    Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Cheney'

    aka Cheney Cotoneaster, Cheney Rockspray Cotoneaster

    Plant Type

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    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6"-12"

    Width: 36"-48"

    • sun - dappled shade
    • regular - drought tolerant
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    Cotoneaster glaucophyllus hort.

    Scientific Name: Cotoneaster hodjingensis

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 3'-4'

    Width: 6'-8'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • regular - drought tolerant
    • dry in summer
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    Cotoneaster lacteus

    aka Cotoneaster parneyi, Milkflower Cotoneaster, Parney Cotoneaster, Red Clusterberry

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    8b-10b

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 10'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Cotoneaster lacteus fruit by Père Igor
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    Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus'

    aka Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus', Variegated Rock Cotoneaster, Variegated Rockspray Cotoneaster

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    6a-8b

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 5'-8'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • regular
    Photo of Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus' foliage by Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery
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