Pyracantha Hedging
Pyrancantha or Fire thorn
If you need to stop a lion eating your livestock, plant Pyracantha. There have been many burglars claiming damages from householders for using them to stop them getting in to their properties. They are viciously prickly, but particularly attractive.
In winter the whole plant becomes covered in bunches of jewel like berries that provide a mass of food for the birds. Whilst not completely evergreen they will hold onto most of their bright green leaves until spring, it’s quite normal for them to suddenly cast off most of their old leaves as the new buds burst. Plant them close together and within a year or two they will be completely impenetrable.
Clipping Pyracantha
Trim them back immediately after flowering and again in late summer. Avoid cutting off the flower/fruiting clusters for the best winter show
How to Grow and Look after your Pyracantha
They will grow anywhere, but in the full sun they will grow faster and fruit better.
They have a tendency to fruit so hard that they stress themselves, so a good low nitrate autumn feed will set them up for the fruit and then a feed again in spring
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Pyracantha Soleil D'Or 2 Litre Pot£5.25Yellow berries in huge bunches from autumn, we have mixed them together and they are going to smothered in fruit this autumn and winter. Plant 2 or 3 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Red Column 2 Litre Pot£5.25Red berries in huge bunches from autumn, we have mixed them together and they are going to smothered in fruit this autumn and winter. Plant 2 or 3 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Orange Glow 2 Litre Pot£5.25Orange berries in huge bunches from autumn, we have mixed them together and they are going to smothered in fruit this autumn and winter. If you have unwanted trespass these will keep them out as well as looking great and feeding hungry birds naturally. Plant 2 or 3 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Golden Charmer 3 Litre Pot£5.25Orange berries in huge bunches in autumn. If you have unwanted trespass these will keep them out as well as looking great and feeding hungry birds naturally. Plant 2 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Red Sapphire 4.5 Litre Pot 100cm+£11.25Bright red berries in huge bunches from autumn. Big bushy plants. Plant 2 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Orange Sapphire 4.5 Litre Pot 100cm+£11.25Bright orange berries in huge bunches from autumn, already pushing 4 feet. Plant 2 per metre Learn More -
Pyracantha Golden Glow 4.5 Litre Pot 100 cm+£11.25Bright yellow berries in huge bunches from autumn. Gold Glow is a more reliable fruiter than some yellow fruiters. Plant 2 per metre Learn More
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