Scientific Name:
Pyracantha fortuneana
Pronunciation:
pye-ruh-KAN-thuh fore-TYOO-nee-eye
Common Name:
Chinese firethorn
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, obovate-elliptic, serrulate, about 5cm long x 1.5cm wide; florets white, about 1cm wide, 5 petals, in corymb-like cymes, pomes about 7mm round or slightly flattened, red or orange.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Irregular, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Espalier, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Security/barrier, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include P. 'Graberi'
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Corymb, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, Seeds are toxic
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Thorns
Propagation:
Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Mites, Scale insects, Wilt
