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Wire Netting Bush

Corokia cotoneaster

Wiry and tangled, and content with almost nothing beyond drainage it can count on.

Light Full sun or partial shade, either will do.
Water Moderate water on ground that drains freely.
Height 2 m
Spread 4 ft 11 in
Spacing 150 cm

Spacing & sowing

Plant spacing
4 ft 11 in
In-row spacing
4 ft 11 in
Between rows
6 ft 2 in
Square-foot density
Not suited to SFG

Growing

Type
Shrub · Perennial
Botanical family
Mixed / other
Sunlight
Full sun or partial shade, either will do.
Watering
Moderate water on ground that drains freely.
Feeding
Rose & flower
Frost tolerant
Yes
Flowering
May
Pruning
Barely any pruning; a light shaping at most.

Through the year

  • Apr–May Bud Break
  • May–Aug Flowering
  • Aug–Oct Fruit Set
  • Oct–Dec Growing
  • Jan–Apr Growing

Pests & problems

Garden allies

Beneficial predators that hunt this plant's pests — grow their favourite flowers nearby to recruit them. companion plant

  • Hoverfly Syrphidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    Bee-mimicking flies whose legless larvae graze aphid colonies clean while the adults pollinate. A ribbon of shallow, nectar-rich flowers kept in bloom all season recruits wave after wave of them.

    Plant nearby CalendulaChamomileFennelFrench marigoldPhaceliaSweet alyssum
  • Ladybird (lady beetle) Coccinellidae
    Hunts Scale insects

    The gardener’s favorite ally: adults and their alligator-shaped larvae each eat thousands of aphids, plus scale, mealybugs, and other soft-bodied sap-suckers. Grow flat, open flowers for the adults and never spray a colony that ladybird larvae are already working.

    Plant nearby CalendulaCilantroCosmosDillFennelYarrow

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