| Description | Little Dipper Cotonester (Cotoneaster procumbens) is a ground-cover deciduous shrub with white flowers and ornamental red fruit. A nice spiller plant in the landscape as it cascades over rocks, walls, et |
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| Pronunciation | (ko-tone-EE-aster |
| Plant Type | Groundcovers and vines, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 5 petals, small white |
| Fruit | red berry-like pomes |
| Leaves | small, green, glossy |
| Stems | creeping procumbent |
| Dimensions | 6-12 inches by 3-4 plus feet (HS), groundcover, procumbent |
| Maintenance | low maitianence |
| Propagation | PP22,760 |
| Native Site | Yunnan China (#173) |
| Misc Facts | The species name procumbent refers to growing along the ground, usually but not always, without setting forth roots. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #173-Cotoneaster(Jeanette Fryer, Bertil Hylmo), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of different creeping Cotoneaster |
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