Autumn Fire Cotoneaster                ko-to-nee-AS-ter sal-is-i-FOL-lee-us

• Broadleaf evergreen, lax growing ground cover/shrub, 2-3 ft (60-90 cm).  Extremely glossy leaves, leathery, 4 to 6 cm long, reddish purple in winter.  Scarlet fruit in clusters, persist into winter.
• Sun to light shade.
• Zone 5    Developed in Germany around 1930.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: in parking strip at Madison and 11th St.