BOTANICAL NAME:  Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Scarlet Leader’

COMMON NAME: “Scarlet Leader Cotoneaster”

ATTRACTS:  Butterflies & Birds

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: White flowers in Spring

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 1 to 2 feet

WIDTH: 6 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Semi-Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: well-drained soil that’s amended with compost

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Winter interest

Drought tolerant

Benefits birds

HARDINESS ZONES: 5-8

Scarlet Leader Cotoneaster is a semi-evergreen low-growing, broadly spreading shrub that has dense green foliage that turn purplish in fall. Great for mass plantings in the landscape including banks and slopes for erosion control.