Pyracantha coccinea

Botanical Name: Pyracantha coccinea
Common Name: pyracantha, firethorn
Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin/Distribution: Europe, S. Asia, India

Leaf: Dark-green, Simple, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic/Lanceolate/Oblanceolate/Obovate/Acute/Cuneate/Crenate/Serrulate
Bud: Alternate
Flower: White, Showy, Floriferous, Corymb, Fragrant, Apr/May

Fruit/Seed: Pome, Orange, Red, Showy, Persistent, Aug/Sep
Stem/Bark: Brown, Grey, Smooth, Multi-stemmed trunk, Thorns

Size: Height: 3.0 - 5.0m/Spread: 4.0 - 5.0m
Habit: Spreading
Form: Irregular, Round

Soil: Rocky/Gravelly, Dry, Well-drained
Moisture: Low, Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Container planting, Espalier, Mixed shrub boarder, Screening, Security/barrier, Specimen plant, Wildlife food

Notes: Perennial