Cotoneaster - Peking (Cotoneaster acutifolia)

Cotoneaster may be appreciated more for its dark green foliage than its blossoms. It's just the thing you were looking for! The Peking Cotoneaster is best used as a hedge, or in groupings. Three-eighths inch black berries ripen in September and persist through mid-winter and are appreciated by some song birds such as the Robin and Catbird. This shrub does well in partial shade to full sun light. Use this plant in the landscape for hedges, screens, and groupings. The Cotoneaster Peking, 'Cotoneaster acutifolia', is an erect shrub with slender spreading branches. This shrub displays yellow to red fall foliage and performs best in moist, well-drained soils. The small flowers are white to pinkish. * $13.95