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Image of the decorative butterfly and bird attractant, Pyracantha
'Mohave or Firethorn |
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Pyracantha 'Mohave'
(Firethorn)
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Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Southeast Europe, east-southeast Asia
Light: Part shade-full sun
Height: 8-10'
Spread: 12-14'
Blooms: Showy, small, pure white flowers in mid-Spring
Fruits: Orangey-red berries or pomes
Foliage: Nice, evergreen, ovate
Soil: poor, well-drained, mildly acidic (pH 6.1-6.5)
Water: Regular, drought tolerant when established
Propagation: Seeds (plant in Fall)
Insect / Diseases: Lacebug, red spider mite
Uses: Hedge, screens, fencing, specimen, barrier, xeriscaping,
espalier,
Caution: Plant is thorny, wear gloves
Comments: Pyracantha 'Mohave'or Firethorn is a beautiful
thorny evergreen shrub that bears a striking mound of flaming orangey-red berries
in the Fall that lasts into Winter. Firethorn is drought-tolerant
with a dense and vigorous growth rate. When grown in masses, Pyracantha 'Mohave'
lalandi make a perfect hedge, espalier, fence or wall for the xeriscaping garden. Grown alone,
it makes an attractive specimen plant against a wall. Firethorn provies an abundance food source for wild life,
butterflies, birds and bees. The berries can be made ino delicious
jellies. Pyracantha 'Mohave' is carefree, frost tolerant and fast
growing. Prune to maintain shape and size. Use the cuttings
with the brilliant looking berries on them for Christmas decorations. Firethorn is a
handsome ornamental plant to have in the landscape. Grown for
its attractive deep green
foliage and decorative fruits, it also provides an invaluable food
source for wildlife and for birds like the mockingbirds, cedar waxwings
and the cardinals which would nest build their nests on this shrub.
The bees love its beautiful flowers. Pyracantha 'Mohave' is hardy to -20 degrees F and is one of my favorite Winter plant as it
really brightens up my
drabby looking garden at this time of the year.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 6-9 |
