Overview

• Brand : Florida Foliage
• Color : Green
• Expected Blooming Period : Fall, Spring
• Item Weight : 5 Pounds
• Sunlight Exposure : Full Sun
• Unit Count : 1.0 Count
• Expected Planting Period : Spring
• Expected Plant Height : 12 Feet
• Style : 1 Plant

About this item

• This medium sized evergreen shrub has bright red with bronze foliage in spring transforming to dark green foliage in fall. Its dense, compact growth habit reaches 8-12 feet tall. Best performs as a hedge, mass planting, screen, and accent plant in the landscape or in a container.
• This adaptable evergreen shrub needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Shearing is recommended to maintain desired shape.
• Red tip photinia shrubs generally do well in sunny conditions and have a good tolerance for drought. They will tolerate some shade.
• Continual pruning of the shoot tips will prompt continued production of the attractive reddish leaves. This does preempt flower production but, again, this is a shrub normally grown for its foliage, and the flowers have an odor that is not pleasant.
• Red tip photinia is a common choice for hedges, especially where it is possible to provide the constant pruning needed to maintain the shape and promote the ongoing formation of new red leaves.