Sunday, 25 October 2015

Pyracantha coccinea


  • Common Name - firethorn
  • Botanical Name - Pyracantha coccinea
  • Family - Rosaceae  
  • Bark - smooth, multi-stemmed trunk
  • Leaf - simple, glabrous, elliptical shape, acute apex, serrulate margins, cuneate base
  • Flower - corymb inforescence, April - May
  • Bud - alternate
  • Fruit - pome, August - September
  • Habit - spreading
  • Form - irregular
  • Size - 10 - 16 ft
  • Culture - full sun, rocky/gravel/well drained soil
  • Use - Autumn interest, screening

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