SEEDS OF COTONEASTER LACTEUS - MILKFLOWER COTONEASTER
Ornamental shrub for hedges, in groups or as an isolated shrub.
Evergreen shrub growing up to 3m with oval dark-green leaves. Pink flowers and red berries in autumn.
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| Attracts Wildlife | Bees |
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| Average germination (%) | 60 |
| Climate Zone | Temperate areas, Temperate continental |
| Flower colour | Pink |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Fruit color | Red |
| Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -15ºC), No drought resistant |
| Plant use | Edges, Gardening, Gravel Garden, Greencover, Groundcover, Hedge, Honey producing plant, Screen |
| Seeds per gram | 140 |
| Soil - Moisture | Moist, Well-drained |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral |
| Soil - Type | Loam, Poor |
| Stratification | Best results |
Direct sowing in autumn/winter or depending on the geographical areas and altitude sowing can take place from October to February. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 30 days before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.
Prefers well-drained and poor soils.
The red berries are very attractive in a hedge or isolated in rockery gardens. A honeybee specie.
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