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Cotoneaster adpressa 'Boer' = C. nashan 'Boer'

Cotoneaster adpressa var. praecox 'Copra' = B. nashan 'Copra'

adpressa 'Little Gem' ('Tom Thumb') - click image

Cotoneaster adpressa 'Little Gem' ('Tom Thumb')
ha: very dense, dwarf
lc: dark glossy green
ns: species affinity is much in doubt. It is sold under 4 different species name in the US.

Cotoneaster 'Aldenhamensis'
ha: wide-spreading shrub, fan-like branches
frc: red, showy
frt: fruit in loose clusters
aw: RHS AM 1927

Cotoneaster apiculata 'Blackburn'
ha: compact, neater
or: probably Dr. Blackburn, Rutgers Univ. NJ (?)

Cotoneaster atropurpurea 'Variegata'
ht: 2-3 ft. tall x 6-8 ft. wide in many years
ha: slightly lower, slower, more prostrate
lc: margined white. Pinkish margins in cool weather
afc: often a nice reddish and cream set of colors.
ns: it is almost always sold as C. horizontalis 'Variegatus' but belongs to this species instead.

cochleata (C. microphylla var. cochleata) - click image
Asiatic Arboretum, Duke Gardens, Durham, NC. Fall 2004. A nice plant cascading over bright rocks. This is now a true species, considered
to be from western China, eastern Nepal, and SE Tibet. The plant sold as Cotoneaser cashmiriensis is closely related if not identical.

Cotoneaster cochleata (C. microphylla var. cochleata)

Cotoneaster cocleata 'Taja'
ns: a clone of recent origin in Europe.

Cotoneaster congesta 'Likiang'
ht: 3 ft.
ha: arching, slower than species typical
fc: pinkish
frc: red

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Decora' (var. decora)
ht: 10-15 in. tall - older plants of 3-5 ft. are reported
ha: prostrate when young, later taller and decumnent, bearing numerous short, stiff branchlets
lc: silvery green
frq: very fruitful

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Flameburst'
frc: orange red

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Highlight'
ha: dense, arching mound
frc: orange-red
frd: larger than species typical
ns, id: Hillier & Coomes (2002) state this clone is "probably a distinct species"

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Pols Mixure'
ll: blades more larger

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Red Glory'
ha: more "graceful"
frc: red

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Red Pearl'
ha: lower, compact
frc: red

Cotoneaster conspicua 'Tiny Tim'
ha: very compact, semi-dwarf
frc: orange-red

Cotoneaster 'Coral Beauty' ('Pink Beauty', 'Royal Beauty', C. dammeri 'Coral Beauty')
ht: 12-24 in. tall 3-6 ft. wide
ha: low, vigorous, mounded becoming spreading with age
lc: glossy green
frc: coral red
frq: very fruitful
ch: 5
eval: Dirr considers it to be superior to 'Skogholm'
ns: possibly a hybrid with C. prostrata. The name C. x suecica reflects that parentage. It is more
ns: widely considered now to be C. dammeri x C. conpicua. Hillier & Coombes (2002) list it as such.
wholesale source: Spring Meadow

Cotoneaster 'Cornubia' (C. frigida 'Vicarii' x C. glabratus hort.)
ht: 25 ft. tall x 20 ft. wide (original plant, Exbury)
ha: vigorous, spreading, usually with foliage to the ground, can be trained in tree-form if desired
ll: 4.0-5.0 in. long - large for this genus!
ls: oval to lanceolate
lv: glabrous above, slightly pubescent below
frc: red
frq: very fruitful - "not surpassed in that respect by any other cotoneaster" says Bean.
aw: RHS AM 1933, FCC 1936
or: Exbury as hybrid

Cotoneaster dammeri CANADIAN CREEPER™' ('Moner')(12/00)
ht: 6 in. tall x 8 ft. wide - much shorter than most other cultivars.
ha: very low, dense, carpeting, weeping if grafted on understock or allowed to cascade.
frq: abundant, persistant fruit
tm: cultivar name is trademarked
in: Monrovia Nur, CA USA 1995
photo, wholesale source: Monrovia Nursery

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' ('Pink Beauty', 'Royal Beauty') = C. 'Coral Beauty'
ht: 12-24 in. tall 3-6 ft. wide
ha: low, vigorous, mounded becoming spreading with age
lc: glossy green
frc: coral red
frq: very fruitful
ch: 5
eval: Dirr considers it to be superior to 'Skogholm'
ns: possibly a hybrid with C. prostrata. The name C. x suecica reflects that parentage.
wholesale source: Spring Meadow

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Donard's Gem'
ha: dense, procumbent
frq: numerous fruit

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Eicholtz' = C. 'Eicholtz', a hybrid

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Jurgl'
ns: a listed name from Europe before 1983

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Lowfast' ('LoFast')
ht: 12 in. tall
ha: low, vigorous as the name aptly impies
lc: dark glossy green
ch: more cold hardy by some reports

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Major'
ha: more vigorous
ll: 1.0-1.5 in. long - larger
afc: sometimes yellow to orange shades
ch: more cold hardy than species typical
ns: plants sold as the species or var. radicans in Europe may in fact be this clone. They are not true C. radicans
li: Grootendorst. Dendroflora 3: 21

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Mooncreeper' ('Moon Creeper')
ha: low prostrate, mat-forming
fd: one report says the flowers are larger than other cultivars
lc: glossy medium to dark green
ll: larger than species typical
eval: has become "the" cultivar of the species in many regions of the US. It is
eval: rather successful in the Southeastern US where not all cultivars thrive.
so: Forest Farm

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Pink Beauty' = 'Coral Beauty'

Cotoneaster dammeri var. radicans Schneid.
ht: 4-6 in. tall
ha: lower, procumbent
lc: glossy dark green
ll: 1.0-1.6 in. long
ns: many plants sold under this name prove to be 'Major'

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Rami'
ns: a listed name from Europe c. 2000

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Royal Beauty' = 'Coral Beauty'

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Royal Carpet'
ha: low, carpeting
frc: red, very showy
ns: may be a hybrid to C. prostrata

Cotoneaster dammeri SAPHYR® 'Green Belka' ('Belka'( (3/5)
ht: 35cm tall x 75cm wide as young plants
ha: low mound, creeping at first, later more decumbent with erect secondary branches, always dense
lc: semi-glossy medium green. Many photos show it greyish-green
dr: fireblight resistant
frq: sparse red fruit, no a major feature of this clone
or, pat: Veronique Bellonet-Kapusta and Alain Cadic as hybrid of 'Eicholz' x unnamed species variant in 1994, US PPAF 2/2/2005
lu: durable, fireblight resistant ground cover, tolerant of many conditions including drought
ns: origin US patent application calls it 'Belka' but the name 'Green Belka' already exists in the European trade and appears on
ns: the sapho.fr page and well as many nursery websites (3/2005).

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Skogholm' = C. x suecica 'Skogholm'

dammeri 'Streib's Findling' - click image

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Streib's Findling'
ht: 4-6 in. on younger plants
ha: low prostrate, dense
ll: very small
lc: semi-glossy dark blue-green, not as glossy as some other cultivars
or: Streib, Germany
so: Forest Farm

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Winter Jewel'
ns: a listed name in Europe (before 1983) for a fine fruiting clone

Cotoneaster 'Eastleigh' (C. marginatus x ?)(C. prostratus 'Eastleigh')
ha: large, robust shrub
lc: dark green
ll, lw: 3cm long x 2cm wide
frc: dark red
frq: very fruitful
or: Hillier Nurseries c. 1960 as seedling of C. marginatus, but differing in fruit and leaf morphology.

Cotoneaster 'Eicholtz'
ht: 10-12 in. tall x 4-6 ft. wide
ha: vigorous, a rapid ground cover
lc: dark glossy green becoming purplish in cold weather
ll: 0.5 in. long
flq: abundant flowers and fruit
frc: carmine red
frd: 0.25 in.
ns, id: it has been called a hybrid of C. dammeri x C. prostrata, the later an ill-defined, questionable taxon.
ns, id: It is probably a pure C. radicans or a cross of it with C. dammeri.
source: Carroll Gardens

Cotoneaster 'Exburiensis' (C. frigida (yellow fruited) x C. salicifolia)
ha: vigorous, evergreen
ls: narrowly lanceolate
ll: 5.0 in.
lw: 1.0-1.25 in.
frc: light yellow

Cotoneaster 'Firebird'
ht: spreading shrub
lc: glossy dark green
ls: bullate
frc: orange-red
frt: dense clusters of fruit
or: possibly C. bullata x C. franchettii. Hillier & Coombes (2002) suggest it could even
or: be a new species, one allied to C. sikangensis.

Cotoneaster frigida f. fructu-luteo (Bean) Rehd. ('Xanthocarpa')
frc: light yellow to creamy white, not very showy from a distance

Cotoneaster frigida 'Pendula'
ha: weeping
or: Kew Gardens 1924 from seed originating in Darjeeling.

Cotoneaster frigida 'Vicarii'
ha: "improved"
or: Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham, UK

Cotoneaster 'Gracia' (C. horizontalis x C. salicifolia var. floccosa)
gen: triploid, sterile
or: Boskoop 1951
eval: 'Valkenburg' is said to be the better clone of this cross.

Cotoneaster 'Hessei'
ht: 18 in.
ha: spreading, compact, rooting where branchlets touch
dr: fireblight resistant
afc: burgundy red, often showy
or: Hesse Nursery, Weener, Germany 1930's as hybrid
eval: this old cultivar has been given a new lease on life. Chicagoland Grows issued a recommendation for the Midwest
eval: US states in 1989 (if not elsewhere) due to its qualities plus insect and disease resistance.

hjelmqvistii 'Robusta' (C. horizontalis 'Robusta') - click image

Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii 'Robusta' (C. horizontalis 'Robusta')
ht: to 3 ft. tall
ha: more vigorous, thick stemmed, more upright
afc: brighter fall color in many areas
frq: fruit more numerous
ns: once considered to be related to C. horizontalis var. wilsonii, it appears to belong to this hard-to-spell species
ns: and should be considered a particular clone of that taxon.
in: Van Nes 1954 as C. horizontalis seedling, but apparently from this species instead.

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Adpressa Compacta' = C. adpressa 'Little Gem'?'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Ascendens'
ha: upright
ll: 0.5-0.65 in. long - blades larger
ls: ovate
la: acuminate
frs: oblong fruit
frc: dark red

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Coralle' = 'Robusta'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Cotali'
frc: a listed name in Europe c. 2002

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Dart's Deputation'
frc: clear red, very showy
or: Darthuizer Nur.

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Dart's Splendid'
frc: red
frq: very fruitful
or: Darfthuizer Nur.

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Davidiana' = typical species

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Fructu-sanguineo' = 'Ascendens'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Hessei' = C. 'Hessei'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Hybrid Weeping' = C. x watereri 'Pendulus'?

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Little Gem' = C. adpressa 'Little Gem'

Cotoneaster horizontalis var perpusilla ('Perpusilla') = C. perpusilla

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Prostrata'
ha: lower growing

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Robusta' = C. hjelmqvistii 'Robusta'
ht: to 3 ft. tall
ha: more vigorous, thick stemmed, more upright
afc: brighter fall color in many areas
frq: fruit more numerous
ns: some have considered it to be related to var. wilsonii
in: Van Nes 1954

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Rotundifolius' = 'Robusta'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Saxatilis' = C. perpusilla 'Saxatilis'
ha: semi-dwarf, prostrate, having that distinction "fish-bone" pattern to the branchlets
ll: blades smaller
frq: fruit is usually sparse or rare
or: Hesse Nur., Germany 1950

horizontalis 'Tom Thumb'

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Tom Thumb'
ha: dwarf, mounded, a very elegant and refined plant
ns, id: it unclear if all plants under this name are the same as C. adpressa 'LIttle Gem'. Research is needed.

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Valkenburg' = C. 'Valkenburg':

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegata' = C. atropurpurea 'Variegata'

Cotoneaster horizontalis var. wilsonii ('Wilsonii')
ha: more vigorous than var. horizontalis as known in cultivation, very similar to garden clone 'Robusta'
ll: larger than var. horizontalis
frc: darker purple than var. horizontalis
frq: sparse on young plants

Cotoneaster 'Hybrida Pendula' ('Hybridus Pendulus')
ha: vigorous, weeping if grown as top-grafted or prostrate if not
lc: medium green, semi-glossy
ll: 3.0 in
lw: 1.0-1.25 in.
frc: red
or: unknown - probably C. frigida x C. dammeri but C. salicifolia may also be an influence.

C. 'Inchmery' (C. frigida x ?)
ha: large shrub to small tree
frc: yellow becoming salmon-pink
frt: large cluster, very showy
or: Exbury, Hampshire, England

Cotoneaster integerrima 'Centennial'
ht: 8-12'
wd: 12-15'
lc: dark blue green
dr: bacterial fireblight resistant - common with C. lucida
ch: to -40 F. in ND tests made since 1957
frc: red
frq: very abundant compared to typical species
lu: windbreak or transportation corridor or wildlife
prop: seed raised but uniform
or: USDA Soil Conservation Service in 1988
li: Amer. Nur. 168(8): 146 (1988)

Cotoneaster 'Jurgl' (C. dammeri x C. prostrata)

Cotoneaster 'LoFast' (C. dammeri x C. prostrata)

Cotoneaster microphylla var. cochleata = C. cochleata

Cotoneaster microphylla 'Cooperi'
ha: dense, mounded
ll: much smaller than species typical

Cotoneaster microphylla 'Emerald Spray'
ha: mound, dense, arching
lc: glossy emerald green
ll: smaller than species typical
frc: scarlet red
dr: very prone to fireblight in warm, humid regions
so: Forest Farm

Cotoneaster microphylla 'Teulon Porter'
ha: prostrate, branches radiating from the center

Cotoneaster microphylla 'Thymifolius', var. thymifolius = C. linearifolius or C. integrifolia

Cotoneaster nanshan 'Boer' (C. adpressa 'Boer')
frc: red
frd: larger than species typical, quite persistant in winter
or: Holland, 1930's

Cotoneaster nanshan 'Copra'
frc: a listed name in Europe c. 2002 as C. praecox 'Copra'

Cotoneaster 'Newryensis' (C. simonsii x C. franchetii)
ha: arching
ll: larger than C. simonsii
lv: densely tomentose below
infl: dense corymbs
or: Daisy Hill Nur, County Down
ns: it has also been considered a var. of C. simonsii as well as having affinity to C. nitidifolia or C. glomerulata
in: Lemoine, France to trade

Cotoneaster perpusilla (C. horizontalis var. perpusilla)
ht: compact, lower as cultivated
lw: narrower, generally on 0.25 in. across
frd: smaller than C. horizontalis
dr: fireblight susceptible - a sad thing for this cultivar is very lovely.

Cotoneaster perpusilla 'Saxatilis' (C. horizontalis 'Saxatilis')
ha: semi-dwarf, prostrate, having that distinction "fish-bone" pattern to the branchlets
ll: blades smaller
frq: fruit is usually sparse or rare
or: Hesse Nur., Germany 1950

Cotoneaster 'Rothchildianus' (C. frigida (yellow fruited) x C. salicifolia)
ha: vigorous, evergreen but weaker than 'Exburiensis'
ls: narrowly lanceolate
ll: 5.0 in.
lw: 1.0-1.25 in.
frc: darker yellow than 'Exburiensis'

Cotoneaster 'Royal Beauty' (C. dammeri x C. prostrata)

Cotoneaster 'Royal Carpet' (C. dammeri x C. prostrata)

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Avonrood' = 'Repens'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Autumn Fire' ('Herbstfeuer')
ht: 2-3 ft.
ha: informal, cascading with age
ll: 1.5-2.25 in. long
frc: orange-red
frq: very abundant fruit
afc: often red to purplish, somewhat showy
ns: some consider it an interspecific hybrid, listing it as C. 'Autumn Fire'.

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Dortmund' = 'Repens'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Emerald Carpet'
ha: more compact, denser
ll: smaller than species typical
in: Monrovia Nur, CA USA

Cotoneaster salicifolia var. floccosa = C. floccosa

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Fructu Luteo'
frc: yellow

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Gnom' ('Gnome')
ht: 8-12 in. tall
ha: prostrate mound, semi-dwarf
ll: 1.0 in long - much shorter than species typical
lv: densely tomentose below, adding to interest
frc: light red, showy
or: Germany c. 1938

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Green Carpet'
ha: low, spreading
ns: known from the US trade, very likely an error for 'Emerald Carpet'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'HQ'
ha: low, spreading much like 'Repens'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Parkteppich'
ha: prostrate to rambling, used as a groundcover in Europe
frc: red
frq: small by other cultivars but also refined
in: Germany c. 1950'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Repens' ('Repandens', 'Avondrood', 'Dortmund')
ha: lower growing, spreading
ll: 1.0-1.25 in. long
lw: narrower than species typical
lc: glossy dark green
afc: tinged red
ch: more cold hardy in the US

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Red Flare'
ns: a listed name before 1983. Not found in the modern trade to our knowledge.

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Saldam'
rai: regarded as a more evergreen variant of 'Autumn Fire'

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'Scarlet Leader'
ht: 2-3 ft. tall x 6-8 ft. wide in many years
ha: low, prostrate at first, often a very dense mound in time
lc: glossy dark green
afc: dark reddish-purple, somewhat showy

Cotoneaster salicifolia 'September Beauty'
ns: a listed name for a good-fruiting form, 1980's

Cotoneaster SAPHYR® GREEN 'Belka' (1/6)
ht: 30-40cm tall x 80-100cm wide
ha: dense, mounded, groundcover type
lc: silvery-green
frc: red, showy
dr: fireblight resistant
in: INRA, France c. 2005

Cotoneaster splendens 'Sabrina'
frq: more abundant than species typical and many hybrids
aw: RHS AM 1950
or: N.G. Hadden, Portlock, England as seedling. It may be a cross to C. franchetii but this is not certain.
aw: RHS AM 1950

Cotoneaster x suecica 'Erlinda'
ha: vigorous carpet, often sold in Europe as a variegated, colorful standard tree
frq, ll, lw: similar to parent 'Skogholm'
lc: margined creamy-white, new growth slightly pink, some blades all or half white. It can burn in hot sun.
frc: red
frq: not profusely fruiting - this flaw is corrected in it's sport named 'Juliette'
ns, or: A. van Beek, Loenhout, Belgium as sport c. 1993, obvious assignable to the same hybrid species as it's parent

Cotoneaster x suecica 'Juliette'
ha: vigorous but stronger than 'Erlinda'
lc: broadly margined cream, center of blade of sectored and striped gray, not as bold as 'Erlinda' and burning less in sun
ll, lw: 2.5cm long x 1.5cm wide - larger than 'Erlinda'
frc: orange-red
frd: larger than 'Erlinda'
frq: more heavily born than 'Erlinda'
or: J.F.R. Koster, Boskoop, as 'Erlinda'; sport c. 1996
aw: Royal Boskoop Hort. Soc. AM 1998

Cotoneaster x suecica 'Skogholm' (C. dammeri 'Skogholm')
ht: 1.5-3.0 ft. tall
ha: vigorous, lower, prostrate, branches sometimes serpentine and with erect, vertical shoots. Can grow odd and
ha: and unkempt with age if given no pruning.
ll, lw: 1.5cm long x 1cm wide
frq: less fruitful than some others like 'Coral Beauty'
or: Sweden 1950's as C. dammeri x C. conspicua

Cotoneaster 'Valkenburg' (C. horizontalis x C. salicifolia var. floccosa)
ha: spreading, semi-evergreen
afc: reddish, showy
gen: triploid, sterile
or: Broertjes,Holland 1951

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Corina'
ns: a listed name. See under 'John Waterer'

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Cornubia'
ll: blades long
frc: red
frq: abundant fruit
aw: RHS AM 1933 FCC 1936 AGM 1969

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Dart's Autumn Delight'
ns: a listed name. See under 'John Waterer'
or: Darthuizer Nur.

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Dart's Autumn Parade'
ns: a listed name. See under 'John Waterer'

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Gerrie'
ns: a listed name. See under 'John Waterer'

Cotoneaster x watereri 'John Waterer'
ld: evergreen to semi-evergreen
ls: narrowly elliptic, 12 vein pairs
lc: dull green above
ll: 1.5-3.0 in. long
lv: light pubescent, glabrous at maturity
frc: red
frs: globose
frd: 0.25 in.
infl: infructescence a corymb 1.5-2.0 in. wide
or: John Waterer Nursery, England as C. frigida x C. henryana. Named 1928
ns: this is the original clone of this hybrid species group. It is sometimes listed as the Waterer Group now but
ns: the hybrid species name is available and accepted in the literature.

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Jose'
ns: a listed name

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Pink Champagne'
ha: large shrub, neat yet vigorous, arching
lw: narrow, salixifolius-type blades
frc: yellow tinged pink when ripe

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Pride of Leersum'
ns: a listed name.

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Salmon Spray'
frc: salmon red
or: Hillier Nurseries before 1940, closer to parent C. henryana

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Saint Monica' ('St. Monica')
ht: 15 ft.
ld: semi-evergreen (UK)
frc: bright red
frq: very fruitful
infl: long pendulous racemes, especially showy when fruiting.
afc: reddish, showy
ns: sometimes sold under C. frigida but it is probably a hybrid of this group.
or: Saint Monica Home for the Aged, Bristol, England before 1933
aw: RHS AM 1933

Cotoneaster x watereri 'Willeke'
ns: a listed name.

Cotoneaster 'Winter Jewel' (C. dammeri x C. prostrata)