common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size25 to 30 feet tall20 to 25 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) is a tree for pollinator gardens, hedges, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its fragrant flowers attract butterflies and bees, and birds visit it too. It grows well in acid, alkaline, or neutral soil.
Pairs well with Amur maple, Knock Out rose, and Sweet woodruff.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and 10 more places. See all 14
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, and Türkiye.