Scientific Name:
Cotoneaster salicifolius
var.
floccosus
Pronunciation:
kuh-toe-nee-ASS-tur sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-us variety flok-KOH-sus
Common Name:
willowleaf cotoneaster
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Large arching, evergreen shrub; leaves alternate, most narrowly elliptic, 6-13cm long x 2-3cm wide (largest of local cotoneasters), upper surface dark green with prominent veins which give leaf wrinkled look, lower surface pubescent, margin entire and may curl downwards; corymb-like cymes 5-7cm wide, flowers white, 7-9mm wide, May-Jun; pomes 6-8mm wide, orange-red, in pendent clusters..
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Filler, Group or mass planting, Screening, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous, Rugose, Tomentose
Colour in Fall:
Green, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Red
Flower Scent:
Unpleasant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Showy, not considered edible
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Bacterial leaf spot, Blight or needle cast, Caterpillar or cutworm, Fungal leaf spot, Rust, Scale insects (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
