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Yeddo Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis Umbellata

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Overview

Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis umbellata) is an evergreen shrub, favored for landscape designs due to its hardy nature and compact growth, reaching up to 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide. It boasts leathery, dark green foliage and clusters of fragrant, white to light pink flowers in spring, which give way to dark blueberries. Ideal for foundation plantings and hedges, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is drought-tolerant once established.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, Low, MediumZones 9–11Type Shrub
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — enhancing the ecological value of the landscape.<br><br>As the season progresses

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Extra in Summer, Low, Medium
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub
Family
Rosaceae

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Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — each about 1 to 2 inches in diameter; while it tolerates drought once established, image 79
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — making it a durable and resilient choice for your garden; consistent watering during the first growing, image 88
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — The plant is relatively low maintenance, requiring well-drained soil and full to partial sun exposure; its moderate
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — shrub for full or half; ensuring it fits seamlessly into your designed landscape, image 93
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — favored for landscape designs due to its hardy nature and compact growth; it provides an excellent option, image 64
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — is an elegant evergreen shrub that brings structure and beauty to any landscape; white flowers in the garden
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — which give way to dark blueberries; it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is drought-tolerant once, image 68
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — deep green leaves are oblong and can attain lengths of up to 3 inches; making it a durable and resilient choice for
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — This shrub thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 through 11; these attract butterflies and beneficial pollinators
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — offering year-round visual interest; favored for landscape designs due to its hardy nature and compact growth
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — offering year-round visual interest; favored for landscape designs due to its hardy nature and compact, image 76
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — ensuring it fits seamlessly into your designed landscape; ideal for foundation plantings and hedges, image 90
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — <br><br>The Yeddo Hawthorn is resistant to most pests and diseases
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — the flowers give way to dark blue to black berries that are cherished by birds
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — it provides an excellent option for low hedges or as an individual specimen in a garden
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is drought-tolerant once established; the plant is relatively, image 70
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — it provides an excellent option for low hedges or as an individual specimen in a garden; this shrub thrives in USDA
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — shrub for full or half; ensuring it fits seamlessly into your designed landscape
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — shrub with white blooms; the flowers give way to dark blue to black berries that are cherished by birds, image 92
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — While it tolerates drought once established; reaching up to 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide, image 85
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — consistent watering during the first growing season is crucial to develop a robust root system; reaching, image 86
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — The plant is relatively low maintenance, requiring well-drained soil and full to partial sun exposure, image 84
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — In late spring to early summer; is an elegant evergreen shrub that brings structure and beauty to any, image 77
Yeddo Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis Umbellata) — which give way to dark blueberries
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