Autumn Inferno Cotoneaster 1 Live Shrub – 3 Gallon Pot, 18 Inches

Autumn Inferno® Cotoneaster is a deciduous ornamental shrub valued for its dense growth habit, attractive seasonal foliage, and colorful autumn display. During spring and summer, the plant develops lush green leaves along its branching stems, creating a full, textured appearance suitable for formal hedges, informal screens, foundation plantings, and mixed shrub borders.

As autumn approaches, the foliage develops brilliant shades of fiery red, bringing vivid seasonal color to the landscape. Small red berries form along the stems in fall and may remain on the branches after leaf drop, providing ornamental winter interest and a food source for visiting birds. The combination of colorful foliage, persistent berries, and naturally dense branching makes Autumn Inferno® especially useful in wildlife-friendly landscapes.

This listing includes one live Autumn Inferno® Cotoneaster in a 3 gallon nursery pot.

Approx. 18 inches tall at time of shipping.

Autumn Inferno® Cotoneaster generally performs best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Its branching habit responds well to pruning, allowing it to be maintained as a formal hedge or grown naturally as an informal landscape shrub. Because it is deciduous, it may arrive dormant, leafless, or recently pruned depending on the season.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Approx. 18 inches tall at time of shipping.

Common Name: Autumn Inferno Cotoneaster

Trade Name: Autumn Inferno®

Scientific Name: Cotoneaster sp. Autumn Inferno®

Plant Form: Live Potted Ornamental Shrub

Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

Flower Color: Small white to pale-pink flowers

Fruit Color: Red

Fruit Season: Fall, often persisting into winter

Foliage Color: Green during the growing season

Fall Foliage Color: Fiery red

Growth Habit: Dense, branching, hedge-forming

Primary Ornamental Features: Brilliant red fall foliage and persistent red berries

Botanical Identification Note:

The supplier identifies this plant as Autumn Inferno® Cotoneaster but does not provide a species or cultivar denomination. The listing therefore uses Cotoneaster sp. Autumn Inferno® rather than assigning an unverified botanical name.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Autumn Inferno Cotoneaster

• Trade Name: Autumn Inferno®

• Scientific Name: Cotoneaster sp. Autumn Inferno®

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Approx. 18 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Live potted ornamental shrub

• Plant Type: Deciduous woody shrub

• Plant Family: Rosaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Small white to pale pink

• Bloom Season: Generally spring

• Fruit Color: Bright red

• Fruit Type: Small berry-like pomes

• Fruit Season: Fall, potentially persisting into winter

• Foliage Color: Green

• Fall Foliage Color: Fiery red

• Growth Habit: Dense, branching, hedge-forming

• Pruning Response: Suitable for maintained formal hedges

• Natural Form: Suitable for informal shrub plantings

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Preference: Well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate during establishment

• Wildlife Interest: Red fruits may attract birds

• Landscape Uses: Formal hedges, informal screens, foundation plantings, shrub borders

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage and root space

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; may be leafless during winter

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Fiery autumn foliage and persistent red fruit

One live Autumn Inferno® Cotoneaster, natural woody stems, foliage when in season, root system, growing medium, and 3 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 3 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Approx. 18 inches tall at time of shipping.

Plant Form: Live Potted Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

Plant Condition: Live woody shrub; seasonal dormancy, pruning, leaf loss, and natural variation in branching, foliage density, berry production, and appearance may occur.