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29 lines
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Title: Hessei Cotoneaster
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Date: 2022-12-05
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Category: Plant Of The Week
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Tags: Winter, Flowering, Berries, Shrub, Drought
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Summaryimage: hessei-cotoneaster.jpg
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<div class="primary-article-image">
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<img src="/images/hessei-cotoneaster.jpg" alt="Hessei Cotoneaster"/>
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</div>
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Hessei Cotoneaster is a highly ornamental plant that can tolerate neglect and poor soil.
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This deciduous shrub is just starting its fall color with maroon to purple foliage.
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When the leaves drop the architectural stems will hold their red berries in winter.
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In late spring the plant is covered with small pink flowers,
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and the following red berries form a nice contrast to the shiny green foliage.
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<div class="secondary-article-image">
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<img src="/images/hessei-cotoneaster-1.jpg" alt="Hessei Cotoneaster"/>
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</div>
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Hessei Cotoneaster can grow in part shade to full sun.
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It also tolerates poor soil, is unaffected by salts, and drought tolerant once established.
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The branches reach out gracefully, and look better when left unpruned,
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especially on top of a low wall or in a rock garden.
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Hessei Cotoneaster is great for stopping erosion of a hillside,
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and it is very striking planted en masse.
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This low growing shrub is 2’ high and will grow to 4’ wide.
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<img src="/images/hessei-cotoneaster-2.jpg" alt="Hessei Cotoneaster"/>
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</div>
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Hessei Cotoneaster are on sale this week for $22.97.
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