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Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' (Bearberry Cotoneaster) - An evergreen groundcover that grows under 1 foot tall and spreads to 6 feet wide by trailing stems, which root as they touch the ground. White flowers in the spring are followed by an abundant quantity of bright orange-red (coral) globose fruits (technically pomes like an apple).
Plant in full sun to part shade and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. It is cold hardy to -10 to -20 degrees F (USDA Zone 5).
Cotoneaster dammeri is native to central and southern China The name for the genus is derived from the Latin words 'cotone', an old name for the quince plant, and the suffix 'aster' means "resembling". Its specific epithet honors the German botanist Carl Lebrecht Dammer (1860-1920) a curator at the Berlin Botanical Garden.
This cultivar was introduced by W. Hoogendoorn and Sons of Boskoop, Netherlands in 1967. Other possible names or very similar plants include 'Pink Beauty', 'Royal Beauty' and 'Royal Carpet'. We started growing and selling this plant in 1992 but discontinued growing it in 2015 as we felt it was too close and easily confused with the more popular Cotoneaster dammeri 'Lowfast' that can grow a bit taller, spreads wider and has darker red fruit.
Information displayed on this page about Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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