Lalandei Monrovia scarlet firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea 'Lalandei Monrovia'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tallup to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lalandei scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea Lalandei) is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, borders, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast with an arching habit, and it tolerates drought and salt. Bees and birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Beautyberry, Fountain grass, and False indigo.