Cotoneaster atropurpureus
| Cotoneaster atropurpureus | |
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| Cotoneaster atropurpureus, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cotoneaster |
| Species: | C. atropurpureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö
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Cotoneaster atropurpureus, the purple-flowered cotoneaster,native to the Hubei province of China. It is a prostrate, deciduous shrub growing to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) wide. It can be used as groundcover or trained to ascend up a wall or other support. Its fan-shaped, arching branches bear small, rounded, glossy green leaves turning purple in autumn. Red/black flowers are followed by small, globose, scarlet fruits (pomes).[2][3]
The
the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "Cotoneaster atropurpureus (Variegatus)". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.