Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri 'Major'
- Size
- 0.2 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- Ground cover
- Holding a slope
- Evergreen
- Holds a bank together
- Autumn colour
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ground cover
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.2 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Dry, medium
- Soil
- sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 8
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- May to June
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
- Worth knowing
- Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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Lists it is on
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
