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Mediterranean Pyracantha

Pyracantha Coccinea

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Overview

The Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea) is an evergreen shrub with a robust character, reaching heights and spreads of 6 to 15 feet. Famous for dense, thorny branches, it features glossy, dark green leaves. Spring brings clusters of modest white flowers, while the fall and winter seasons showcase brilliant red to orange berries, providing striking contrast and a feast for local birds. Ideal for hedges or defensive barriers in USDA zones 6-9.

Sun FullWater LowZones 6–6Type Shrub

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — Its dense growth habit and formidable thorns; ensuring that Pyracantha coccinea remains a formidable and

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Low
USDA zones: 6–6

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Shrub
Family: Rosaceae

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Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — reaching up to an inch in length; spring brings clusters of modest white flowers

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — These pomes ripen in late autumn and can persist well into the winter

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — Growing to an average height of 8 to 12 feet with a similar spread; it can be tailored through pruning to fit

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — providing striking contrast and a feast for local birds; it can be tailored through pruning to fit specific

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — Its dense growth habit and formidable thorns

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — The Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea) is an evergreen shrub with a robust character; spring

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — Regular monitoring and preventive care should keep these issues at bay

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — while the fall and winter seasons showcase brilliant red to orange berries; spring brings clusters of modest

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — commonly known as the Mediterranean Pyracantha or Scarlet Firethorn

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — commonly known as the Mediterranean Pyracantha or Scarlet Firethorn; ensuring that Pyracantha coccinea remains

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — dark green appearance that contrasts strikingly with its bright red-orange berries

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — though it can be susceptible to fire blight and scab

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — it can be tailored through pruning to fit specific design needs; <br><br>In late spring to early summer, the

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — The Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha coccinea) is an evergreen shrub with a robust character

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — while the fall and winter seasons showcase brilliant red to orange berries

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — it can be tailored through pruning to fit specific design needs

Mediterranean Pyracantha (Pyracantha Coccinea) — typically around 1 to 1.5 inches long

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Pyracantha Coccinea

Photographs by 10 contributors

MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Javier martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Katrin Schneider / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
John Rusk from Berkeley, CC BY 2.0 · source
Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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