The cotoneaster “Skogholm” is actually a ‘ground cover’, but is ideal for overhanging greenery on embankments, walls and the like. The variety grows slowly and delights with its winter-green foliage and white flowers.
(Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Skogholm’ or Cotoneaster x suecicus ‘Skogholm’)
Especially for arching, overhanging greenery on walls ("cascaders"), retaining walls, etc. up to 5 metres high. But also for façades, the plants are then first trained upwards as topiary (shaped tree), the later side shoots then grow overhanging again and form a ‘greening mat’, closer fitting than winter jasmine and therefore easier to care for (no pruning necessary). Growth height then up to approx. 4 m.
Cotoneaster ‘Skogholm’ grows relatively slowly, but is the fastest-growing variety in the ‘zwermispeln’ family. Wall greening can be established more quickly with it than with ‘Coral Beauty’ or ‘Horizontalis’. Unlike ‘Horizontalis’, ‘Skogholm’ is largely evergreen and therefore retains many leaves. However, unlike ‘Coral Beauty’, these often turn purple in winter. Decorative fruiting is unfortunately only weakly developed; together with ‘Coral Beauty’ as a pollinator, the fruit set is better, provided that bees fly.
Position in full sun or partial shade (even full shade can be okay). There are no special soil requirements, but it shouldn't be too dry. Distance between plants: 0.6 - 1.2 metres.
This is a moderately vigorous rambler that will grow mostly horizontally, with long shoots that will hang down over walls, forming long downward trails. The shoots grow up to 0.6 metre every year. The small shiny evergreen leaves are dark green in colour and will turn yellow or bronze in autumn. The rich flush of small, white star-shaped flowers in May / June will produce pea-sized ruby-red berries until late in the winter. Pruning is usually unnecessary.
Typical examples of the cotoneaster ‘Skogholm’
Further examples of the Cotoneaster ‘Skogholm’
