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Key characteristics

Family: Rosaceae
Height: 2 to 3 feet
Width: 3 to 4 feet
Flower color: Pink
Foliage color: Variegated green leaves with creamy white edges
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; prune after flowering to maintain shape and size
Growing zone: Zones 5 to 7
Wildlife: Attracts bees and birds, particularly for its berries in fall

Shrubs

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Cheney'

Cheney Rockspray Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Cheney' is a low-growing, spreading shrub known for its variegated foliage and charming blooms. The leaves are a striking combination of green with creamy white edges, providing year-round interest. In late spring to early summer, the shrub produces small pink flowers that contrast beautifully with the foliage, followed by bright red berries in the fall.

Native to Asia, Cotoneaster horizontalis is typically found in rocky, well-drained soils, making it a hardy and adaptable plant.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Rock Gardens
Slopes & Banks
Wildlife Gardens

Companion plants

Oleaster · Mexican orange blossom · Sneezeweed · Black-eyed Susan · Sea thrift · Common sage

Design tip

Creamy-edged foliage gives this spreading cotoneaster a lighter appearance than the species, making it especially attractive against dark stone or evergreen foliage. Cascading over a wall allows the variegation to remain visible while pink flowers and red berries add changing points of color.