Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Raised in New Zealand
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 6m
Width - up to 4m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A large Evergreen Shrub with a bushy habit and upright stems. Glossy, broadly ovate to Elliptic leaves have a smooth, leathery texture and finely toothed margins. The new growth emerges vivid red in spring and matures to rich dark green. Small ivory-white flowers are saucer-shaped and held in Corymbs. The Blooms are produced from mid to late spring and may be followed by round red berries (with a warm summer).
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' makes an excellent hedging plant, and regular pruning will promote the attractive red new growth.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small, ivory-white flowers have five petals and are saucer-shaped. The blooms are held in flattened corymbs and produced in April and May. The flowers may be followed by round red berries, but this is not reliable in this climate.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers in corymbs
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Glossy, broadly ovate to Elliptic leaves have serrate margins. The new growth emerges vivid red in spring and matures to dark green. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.