General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Pollution
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Midges
Flies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Orange-Berried Cotoneaster
  • Gray-Leaved Cotoneaster
  • Franchet's Cotoneaster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cotoneaster franchetii
  • Synonym: Cotoneaster sternianus

Photo Gallery
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-10-17
Autumn berries
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-10-13
autumn berries
Location: England
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: Bois de Vincennes - Paris
Date: 2023-09-25
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft
Location: Botanical Garden of the Technical University of Delft
Location: Bois de Vincennes - Paris
Date: 2023-09-25
Location: Bois de Vincennes - Paris
Date: 2023-09-25
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-01
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-11-26
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-01
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-01

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