Rock cotoneaster

Cotoneaster horizontalis

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  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Rock cotoneaster
  • Flower name
    Rock cotoneaster
  • Scientific name
    Cotoneaster horizontalis
  • Aliasコトネアスター, ロックコトネアスター, Cotoneaster, rock cotoneaster, 紅紫檀, コトネアスター・ホリゾンタリス, benistan
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringBonsai
  • Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Rock cotoneaster

Rock cotoneaster (scientific name:Cotoneaster horizontalis) is a semievergreen shrub of theRosaceae family native to cotoneaster in Chinese Western hilly areas. It becomes evergreen in the warm place and becomes the deciduous tree in the cold region. Flowers and fruit with Firethorn are similar, but rock cotoneaster leaves are small and low height. The scientific name is C. as shown in horizantalis branches spread horizontally. Because they spread out next to the branch, often used in bonsai. Leaves entire, no spines on the branch. Out the sweet SAP from the tree, grab the suction consolidation animals such as bees.Blooms in early summer white-small 5 petaled flower, autumn-winter red small fruits give the Bell.

General name: Rock cotoneaster , Scientific name:Cotoneaster horizontalis , Other name: Cotoneaster, Rock cotoneaster, Benistan, Origin: China environment: mountain zone living type: semi-evergreen shrubs, height: 100 cm, branches: branches spread horizontally in the thorns without the leaf color: green, leaf shape: wide oval, leaves of: 2 column palmately lobed leaf margin: entire rim, Stipule: Yes, radial symmetry, Inflorescence size: compound umbels, flowering period: May-June, flower color: white, flower diameter:0.5~0.6cm, petals number: five, Chin: 5, number of stamens: 10-, pistil: 1, fruit diameter:0.5~1cm, fruit shape: spherical, fruit color: red, white, and fruiting period: 11--next year February, seeds: fruit in flat, yellowish seeds two, ago use: bonsai, potted plants, ground cover, rock garden, hedges, remarks: early Showa era to Japan was introduced.


  • Order
    Rosales
  • Family
    Rosaceae
  • Genus
    Rosa
  • Species
    C. horizontalis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeEvergreen shrub
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.6 cm

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