| Description | Hesse Cotoneaster is a hardy hybrid Cotoneaster cultivar with reddish-pink flowers and green leaves that change to burgundy in the fall. |
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| Pronunciation | (ko-tone-EE-aster) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, light shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist well drained sites but is adaptable to most, except for very wet |
| Soil & Site | average, moist well drained soils. |
| Flowers | small single reddish-pink, early spring |
| Fruit | bright red fruit |
| Leaves | small glossy green, rich burgundy red in the fall |
| Stems | irregular bowed branches |
| Dimensions | 12-18 inches by 2-3 feet (HS) |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed in the 1930's by HA Hesse of Weener Germany. Probably a chance cross between C. horizontalis and C. adpressus var. praecox. Introduced in the 1950's by Morton Arboretum and being promoted by Chicagoland Grows. |
| Author's Notes | I have found this to be and excellent Cotoneaster. Has over winter for me the past three years with little or no damage (zone #5). It also doesn't get as tall as Cranberry Cotoneaster. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #173-Cotoneaster(Jeanette Fryer, Bertil Hylmo) |
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