Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'
Coral Beauty Bearberry Cotoneaster

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Small (0.3-0.5" wide), white flowers with 5 petals in late spring; mildly ornamental)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, dark green evergreen foliage); Purple (Leaves are tinged purple in fall and winter)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Coral red berries (pomes); 0.25" dia.; late summer)
 Ultimate Height:
1-2 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-6 feet
 Soil Notes:
Quite adaptable, but prefers well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (0.75-1.25" long by 0.25-0.6" wide) are alternate, simple, elliptic, glabrous, and glossy dark green with 4-6 pairs of veins.

Additional Information

'Coral Beauty' is a fast-growing, prostrate (1-2' high), evergreen shrub that makes a good, quick-effect groundcover. It has excellent, glossy evergreen foliage and produces an abundance of coral-red fruits. Unfortunately its appearance tends to become ratty with age.

1 Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12022_00323*AHORT

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