Shipping country and language
Your country of residence may be:
Your country of residence is:
For a better user experience on our website, you can select:
Your shipping country:
We only deliver seed and bulb products to your country. If you add other products to your basket, they cannot be shipped.
Language:
My Account
Hello
My wish lists
Plantfit
Log in / Register
Existing customer?
New customer?
Create an account to track your orders, access our customer service and, if you wish, make the most of our upcoming offers.
Cotoneaster congestus
Cotoneaster congestus
Order in the next for dispatch today!
Dispatch by letter from €3.90.
Delivery charge from €5.90 Oversize package delivery charge from €6.90.
{displayProductInfo();})" >More information
This item is not available in your country.
Schedule delivery date,
and select date in basket
This plant carries a 24 months recovery warranty
More information
We guarantee the quality of our plants for a full growing cycle, and will replace at our expense any plant that fails to recover under normal climatic and planting conditions.
From €5.90 for pickup delivery and €6.90 for home delivery
Express home delivery from €8.90.
Does this plant fit my garden?
Set up your Plantfit profile →
Cotoneaster congestus is a small and compact, ground-covering bush which forms a remarkably dense ground cover. Its deciduous, medium-green foliage is composed of very small thick leaves. Its small white flowers tinged with pink which give way in summer to small and decorative, bright red berries. Its very dense vegetation limits the appearance of weeds on slopes and clears the ground at the base of larger bushes. Like many Cotoneasters, it is very undemanding in terms of soil and exposure and is suitable for all styles of gardens.
Cotoneaster congestus belongs to the rosaceae family. It is native to western China, where it grows in mixed forests covering the rocky slopes of mountains, at an altitude between 1900 and 4000 m (6233 ft 7 in and 13123 ft 5 in). It is very robust and capable of withstanding harsh winters and occasional droughts, even when growing in poor, rocky soil. It has a prostrate, spreading and creeping habit, supported by curved and flexible, reddish-brown irregular branches. Its growth is quite fast, reaching about 30 cm (11.8 in) in height and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in width at maturity. Its deciduous foliage is composed of very small thick and leathery oval leaves. They are of medium green colour and turn red in autumn before falling. The flowering takes place in May, with very small, nectar-rich flowers with 5 white petals tinged with pink which give way to bright red, fleshy fruits measuring 5 to 7 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) in diameter, appreciated by birds.
This ground-covering Cotoneaster is ideal for covering large, difficult areas of the garden to which it brings a very neat touch. While it can grow in a variety of conditions, Cotoneaster congestus does not like climates that are too hot and dry. Perfect at the base of a large hedge, it can also be planted in a rockery to fill the spaces between other plants. Plant it on a large slope, above a wall or retaining wall, at the edge of a terrace or alley. It can be associated, for example, with the creeping juniper 'Blue Star', Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety', Berberis thunb. atropurpurea 'Nana' and Forsythia intermedia 'Marée d'or'.
Cotoneaster congestus in pictures
Plant habit
Flowering
Foliage
Botanical data
Plant Cotoneaster congestus in a sunny position for it to flower and fruit more abundantly. It requires well-draining soil as it dislikes excessive moisture. However, its tolerance to drought is quite good once it is well-established. It will adapt to any ordinary or rocky soil, slightly acidic, neutral, or even alkaline. This creeping cotoneaster thrives in a cool climate and suffers in hot and dry regions. It may be susceptible to bacterial fire blight, canker, and foliar spots. Spider mites may appear in hot and dry conditions.
Planting period
Intended location
Care
This item has not been reviewed yet - be the first to leave a review about it.
Haven't found what you were looking for?
Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In order to encourage gardeners to interact and share their experiences, Promesse de fleurs offers various media enabling content to be uploaded onto its Site - in particular via the ‘Photo sharing’ module.
The User agrees to refrain from:
- Posting any content that is illegal, prejudicial, insulting, racist, inciteful to hatred, revisionist, contrary to public decency, that infringes on privacy or on the privacy rights of third parties, in particular the publicity rights of persons and goods, intellectual property rights, or the right to privacy.
- Submitting content on behalf of a third party;
- Impersonate the identity of a third party and/or publish any personal information about a third party;
In general, the User undertakes to refrain from any unethical behaviour.
All Content (in particular text, comments, files, images, photos, videos, creative works, etc.), which may be subject to property or intellectual property rights, image or other private rights, shall remain the property of the User, subject to the limited rights granted by the terms of the licence granted by Promesse de fleurs as stated below. Users are at liberty to publish or not to publish such Content on the Site, notably via the ‘Photo Sharing’ facility, and accept that this Content shall be made public and freely accessible, notably on the Internet.
Users further acknowledge, undertake to have ,and guarantee that they hold all necessary rights and permissions to publish such material on the Site, in particular with regard to the legislation in force pertaining to any privacy, property, intellectual property, image, or contractual rights, or rights of any other nature. By publishing such Content on the Site, Users acknowledge accepting full liability as publishers of the Content within the meaning of the law, and grant Promesse de fleurs, free of charge, an inclusive, worldwide licence for the said Content for the entire duration of its publication, including all reproduction, representation, up/downloading, displaying, performing, transmission, and storage rights.
Users also grant permission for their name to be linked to the Content and accept that this link may not always be made available.
By engaging in posting material, Users consent to their Content becoming automatically accessible on the Internet, in particular on other sites and/or blogs and/or web pages of the Promesse de fleurs site, including in particular social pages and the Promesse de fleurs catalogue.
Users may secure the removal of entrusted content free of charge by issuing a simple request via our contact form.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.