Firethorn (syn. Pyracantha Saphyr Yellow)

Pyracantha Saphyr Jaune

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: any fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May
• Flower colour: pure white
• Other features: bright yellow berries
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Upright, later spreading, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, spiny branches and bunches of small white flowers in late spring. These are followed by a profusion of bright yellow berries in autumn. It is for these showy berries that it is grown, providing colour in the garden when there is little else. It can be grown as a free-standing shrub, against a wall or as a hedge.
  
  
• Garden care: When planting incorporate plenty of well-rotted organic matter in to the planting hole. Prune hedges in early to mid-summer. In early spring, trim out misplaced or crossing branches on free-standing shrubs. Tie in any shoots to extend the framework of wall shrubs, and shorten branches to about 2 or 3 leaves from the base after flowering to expose the berries.