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Rosaceae
Photinia Flower
Photinia × fraseri
Protection, privacy, and fresh beginnings.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Photinia
- Native to
- hybrid origin; parents from China and Japan
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 300–500 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, slightly acidic
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 7–9
- Lifespan
- perennial shrub; 20–40 years
Did you know
- The brilliant red new foliage of 'Red Robin' cultivar is so vivid it is often mistaken for flowers from a distance.
- Photinia comes from the Greek 'photeinos' meaning shining, for the glossy leaf surface.
- It is one of the most popular hedging plants in the UK and southern Europe for year-round privacy.
- The small white flowers produce tiny red berries relished by blackbirds and thrushes in autumn.
- Photinia × fraseri was first bred at Fraser Nurseries in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1940s.
Color meanings
White
new growth and clarity
Cream
gentle warmth