Cotoneaster horizontalis seeds grow into the wall cotoneaster or herringbone cotoneaster — a low, spreading, deciduous shrub native to the temperate biome of central and western China (Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan and surrounding provinces). Described by Decne. (Joseph Decaisne, 1807–1882, Belgian-French botanist at the Paris Natural History Museum). The epithet horizontalis means 'horizontal' (from Latin), referring to the characteristic growth habit: branches spread in a strictly horizontal, flat plane, with side branches arranged in a precise, herringbone or fishbone pattern — one of the most distinctively architectural branching habits of any garden shrub. Produces tiny pink flowers; the main ornamental display comes from the abundant, persistent, bright red berries in autumn and the brilliant crimson-orange leaf colour before leaf-fall. Excellent for walls, banks and ground cover. Family Rosaceae.Full sun to partial shade; adaptable to a wide range of well-drained soils; cold-hardy. Excellent wall shrub, ground cover and bank planting. 'Horizontalis' = horizontal; Decne. (Decaisne, 1807–1882); herringbone branching — one of the most architectural habits Abundant persistent bright red berries in autumn; brilliant crimson-orange autumn colour; tiny pink flowers C. & W. China (Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan) — temperate biome; excellent wall and bank shrub Genus Cotoneaster: ~80 species; N. Hemisphere; Family Rosaceae; Order Rosales Full sun/partial shade; adaptable soils; cold-hardy; wall, bank, ground cover; Family Rosaceae Cotoneaster horizontalis — the herringbone cotoneaster — is one of the most architecturally distinctive shrubs in cultivation: the precisely flat, herringbone-branched lateral growth that fans out from the main stems creates a unique structural effect that is spectacular when trained against a wall, and in autumn the entire plant blazes with scarlet berries and crimson-orange leaves simultaneously.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
