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Mohave Pyracantha

Pyracantha x 'Mohave'

Pronunciation: py-ra-KAN-tha
SKU #06850
6-9

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Lustrous dark green foliage adorns this vigorous, upright grower. Highly valued for its huge masses of bright red-orange berries that create a spectacle of fall color. An early fruiting variety. An excellent evergreen hedge, screen or accent.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water deeply occasionally.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 8 to 12 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9

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Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitRounded
Flower AttributesFragrant, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBarrier, Border, Container, Espalier, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak, Suitable for Topiary
Design IdeasThis stunning upright grower works well espaliered to show off its dark foliage, clusters of white flowers and red orange fall fruit. Planted in the sun, several espaliered Pyracantha can form a 'living fence'. They also can be mass planted for an informal hedge or barrier.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsPampas Grass (Cortederia); Weigela (Weigela); Beautyberry (Callicarpa); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Rose (Rosa); Chokeberry (Aronia)
Care InstructionsGrows easily in most average, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape.
HistoryThis outstanding, heat loving hybrid was developed at the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. and introduced there in 1963. It belongs to a large group of shrubs in the Rose family closely related to both hawthorne and cotoneaster. The genus was classified by Max Roemer of Germany in the mid 19th Century, who named it from the Greek for fire and thorn to describe red fruits and spiny branches. He also named P. coccinea, the likely parent of this hybrid for its coloring which is native to a large range in Southern Europe and Asia Minor. This is among the newer disease resistant cultivars. Pyracantha berries are not poisonous. They are extremely bitter to human taste, but are a favorite amongst a variety of birds.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Ornamental Berries, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitRounded
Flower AttributesFragrant, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBarrier, Border, Container, Espalier, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak, Suitable for Topiary
Design IdeasThis stunning upright grower works well espaliered to show off its dark foliage, clusters of white flowers and red orange fall fruit. Planted in the sun, several espaliered Pyracantha can form a 'living fence'. They also can be mass planted for an informal hedge or barrier.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsPampas Grass (Cortederia); Weigela (Weigela); Beautyberry (Callicarpa); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Rose (Rosa); Chokeberry (Aronia)
Care
Care InstructionsGrows easily in most average, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape.
History
HistoryThis outstanding, heat loving hybrid was developed at the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. and introduced there in 1963. It belongs to a large group of shrubs in the Rose family closely related to both hawthorne and cotoneaster. The genus was classified by Max Roemer of Germany in the mid 19th Century, who named it from the Greek for fire and thorn to describe red fruits and spiny branches. He also named P. coccinea, the likely parent of this hybrid for its coloring which is native to a large range in Southern Europe and Asia Minor. This is among the newer disease resistant cultivars. Pyracantha berries are not poisonous. They are extremely bitter to human taste, but are a favorite amongst a variety of birds.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.