| Scientific Name: | Cotoneaster microphyllus |
| Common Name: | littleleaf cotoneaster, small-leaf cotoneaster |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Spreading |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Lustrous, Pubescent, Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, White, Jun |
| Fruit: | Pome, Red, Jan-Feb-Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Spreading evergreen with thick branches; leaves dark green, elliptic to obovate, most 6-12mm long x 4-8mm wide; flowers ~1cm wide, 5 white petals; pomes bright red, about 8mm long. | |