| Scientific Name: | Cotoneaster dammeri |
| Common Name: | bearberry cotoneaster |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like, Irregular |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Erosion control, Espalier, Fall interest, Ground cover, Rock garden, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Pome, Red, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Low growing evergreen ground cover; branches reddish, fast-growing; leaves elliptic/obovate, most blades 2-3cm long x 1-2cm wide, glossy dark green, pubescent undersides; long slender, flowers white, small, 2-4 flowered cymes, early summer; pomes round, 5-7mm wide, red, persistent. | |