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COTONEASTER horizontalis 'Variegatus'
Commonly known as Rock cotoneaster, Variegated herring-bone cotoneaster
Silver variegated form
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Deciduous - white-margined leaves to 1cm (½in) long turn pink and red in autumn.
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Height - 45cm (18in) -
Spread - 1m (3ft)
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Ground cover - These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil - branches form a herringbone pattern. Less vigorous than 'horizontalis'.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
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Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - wildlife plant - insects, birds. -
Pests & Diseases - aphids, woolly aphids, scale insects, webber moth caterpillars, fireblight, honey fungus. -
Place of origin - western China -
Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Leaf colour (if not green) - Silver variegated
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil - will tolerate a dry position when established.
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
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