do you know what this is

[nosferato]

hi,
i have tryed to find out what this is, i have been told it's a cotoneaster dammeri coral beauty but i have also been told it might be a bearberry or a queen of carpets well being as im looking to buy some i'd like to tie it down to the real name any help please

[Earthbabe]

Could be - try this link

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...r_dammeri.html

or this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...ages/230.shtml

seems bearberry and cotoneaster are interchangeable

[Flummery]

Well, I'd have called it cotoneaster. And then dug it up and thrown it away. Can't abide them. Some plants just rub you up the wrong way don't they. I'm the same with pampas grass!

[nosferato]

thank you guys

[bramble]

Its a cotoneaster. I have a whole concrete wall covered with it. The birds love the berries and it hides the ugly concrete. I just clip it tight to the wall and it looks really nice. In the summer I train Sweet Pea up it and its a great host for them.

[snohare]

Why buy ? Most cotoneasters are dead easy to grow from seed, or even cuttings - this is even the right time of year to take softwood cuttings, which give you a year's head start on what is in any case a fast growing plant. If you want to use the seeds, scrape them out of the berries and plant them in a light well drained loam with a wee bit of fertiliser. ( I have seen gravel paths make a very good seed bed for cotoneasters of all sorts, just from bird droppings.) If you want to be posh, chill them in the fridge for a while, but I don't think this is actually necessary for these.
Great for the bees, you can often tell you are near one just by the hum as you near it...a real bush sound system !

[nosferato]

again thank you guy's. my son and myself went on a little walk the other day to asda well thats where i told him i was going, when we saw the cotoneaster i pulled out my knife and took 10 cuttings while my son was keeping an eye out ... they all seem to be doing fine in compost now i just keep taking off the flowers and I'm keeping my fingers crossed