| Botanical Name: | Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Scarlet Leader’ |
| Common Name: | Cotoneaster ‘Scarlet Leader’ |
| Zone: | 6-8 |
| Height Average: | 6-12″ |
| Spread Average: | 3′ |
| Habit: | Spreading low ground cover |
| Culture: | Sun to part sun |
| Foliage: | Dark glossy green with new growth stems that are reddish in color |
| Flower: | White blooms in April, red fruit from fall to April |
| Comments: | Good ground cover for banks and slopes, goes well in rock gardens, holds foliage well in winter |