This shrub has upright arching woody stems that form a bushy habit. It has dark green elliptical leaves and the small reddish cup-shaped flowers appear in a cluster during early summer and are followed by crimson berries.

Hardiness zones 7 to 11

Cotoneaster pannosus is naturally found in the eastern Himalayas growing in well drained moderately fertile moist soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant.

This hardy shrub is grown for is a colourful fruit and dense bushy habit. It is planted in garden borders for screening or trimmed to form a hedge. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 2-4 years and is moderately long lived. This shrub is also grown in containers when young or espaliated against a wall. The foliage is cut and used in floral arrangements. ID 293

Cotoneaster(ko-tőn-ee-Ă-ster) pannosus(pan-NO-sus)

'Cotoneaster': Latin cotoneus - the quince & istar - similar (these plants are similar to the quince); 'pannosus': woolly or ragged (refers to the tomentum on the underside of the leaves).