Cotoneaster franchetii - 1.5 Ltr pot

Description
These produce orange-coloured, oval fruits from September onwards.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornament * Cut flower * attractive orange-yellow, dark green autumn colouring * hardy in urban climates

Leaves
Attractive orange-yellow to dark green autumn colouring.

Growth habit
Stern's cotoneaster is funnel-shaped and overhanging in habit and has a loose crown.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny, sheltered position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

Care
- A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time. - Dried plant parts are cut back in autumn or spring.

Flower
The white flowers appear in June.

fruit
The orange-coloured, oval fruits of Cotoneaster franchetii are particularly decorative. These appear from September.

Use
Pruning, group planting, ornamental shrub, solitary plant

Root
Cotoneaster franchetii is a shallow-rooting plant and, depending on the soil, forms finely branched roots.