Firethorn

Pyracantha Saphyr Orange

• 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 orange-red 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 orange-red 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.

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