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A Cotoneaster lacteus hedge has so much to offer, from white flowers in summer, red berries through to winter and dark evergreen foliage with a furry, white underneath. Late Cotoneaster Hedging looks great when pruned into a neat form with weeping stems or left more informal when reaching over walls and fences.
Best Features: Dark-green evergreen foliage, white flowers, red berries
Ideal For Hedges: 1-2m high
Growth Rate: Average | 20-40cm a year
Position: Sunny, partial shade, normal soil, sheltered or exposed, coastal or inland
Late Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus) description
Cotoneaster lacteus hedge plants will welcome wildlife to your garden, as bees, butterflies and birds love the bright red winter berries and clusters of pretty flowers. Late Cotoneaster Hedges will grow well in full sun to partial shade and prefer a normal, well-drained soil.
Common uses for Cotoneaster lacteus hedges
Late Cotoneaster is ideal for neat formal hedging or more relaxed borders.
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You can plant a Cotoneaster lacteus hedge alone but Late Cotoneaster looks great combined with other hedging shrub varieties.
Growth rate of Late Cotoneaster hedging
Cotoneaster lacteus is of average growing speed and should achieve 20-40cm per year. Late Cotoneaster is ideal for heights between 1-2m.
Care advice for Cotoneaster lacteus
Cotoneaster lacteus pruning is not complicated, it simply requires a light trim once a year around February. Please view the Best4Hedging Care and Planting instructions in our Advice section.
Suggested planting density for Cotoneaster lacteus hedging
For information on planting density specific to Cotoneaster lacteus, please see the product table above. In the 'No. Per Metre' column you will find our recommended plant density for each individual plant species and root type.
On the whole, our Late Cotoneaster hedging plants are UK grown under the experienced supervision of our hard-working nursery staff. On the rare occasion that we source Cotoneaster lacteus hedges from outside of the UK we go to every length to ensure our suppliers cannot be beaten on quality. At best4hedging we strive to make sure that your Cotoneaster lacteus plants arrive in the freshest condition and that they are of the highest standard, all whilst keeping our prices low. Rest assured, you can buy Late Cotoneaster hedging online with total confidence.
Delivery Time - Please note that delivery times are currently 2-5 days. *Some troughs, trees and premium products may take up to 14 days delivery.
Free Delivery - The majority of orders over the minimum order values shown below are delivered FREE to UK Mainland. Please note, we are unable to deliver to N.I. and the Republic of Ireland. (Exceptions apply - see Delivery Areas)