Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 6-8'
Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Low, Spreading
Native To: Asia
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Pink / White
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 2-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Cotoneaster microphyllus is a low-growing evergreen shrub featuring dark, shiny green leaves, with woolly gray undersides, small, 5-petaled white or pink-tinged blossoms and small, bright red berries that persist through winter. Its dense, mat-forming habit provides good weed suppression. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Uses include ground cover, erosion control, low hedge, foundation planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade; moderately shade tolerant, though it flowers and fruits best in full sun. Moderate to low water use; it is drought resistant once established. It thrives in average, rich, and very well-drained soils, but highly adaptable to rocky, chalky, or poor soils. Moderately fire-resistant if properly maintained. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -20°F.
Cotoneaster microphyllus is a low-growing evergreen shrub featuring dark, shiny green leaves, with woolly gray undersides, small, 5-petaled white or pink-tinged blossoms and small, bright red berries that persist through winter. Its dense, mat-forming habit provides good weed suppression. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Uses include ground cover, erosion control, low hedge, foundation planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade; moderately shade tolerant, though it flowers and fruits best in full sun. Moderate to low water use; it is drought resistant once established. It thrives in average, rich, and very well-drained soils, but highly adaptable to rocky, chalky, or poor soils. Moderately fire-resistant if properly maintained. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Cold hardy to -20°F.
