| The Tom Thumb Cotoneaster can be used for wonderful effect in forced perspective gardens, where the designer wants a small area to appear large, or a large one small. As you can see from the close-up on the foliage (and my fingerprints), the foliage, as with the rest of the plant, is very small and ornate. It is densely packed and may only reach 12" in height and 4-5' in spread. It can produce a colorful fall foliage show, and in spring has dark pink buds opening to light pink flowers, and dark red fruit in late summer. With it's minute foliage it would work very well in a small rock garden, making the small space seem larger because of it's diminutiveness. Also known as 'Little Gem' Cotoneaster. |
