species

Photinia × fraseri

Photinia

A scale drawing of Photinia × fraseri, 4 m tall · 4 m across, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Photinia × fraseri belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Photinia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 4 m tall and 4 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from April to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Size at maturity
4 m tall × 4 m across, after about 10 years
Hardiness
H5 (RHS)
Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Soil
Loam, Clay
Acidity
Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Moisture
Moist, Well drained
Exposure
Sheltered
In the UK
Introduced

When it flowers

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.

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