scarlet firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 18 feet tall6 to 18 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) 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 soil of most types. It is evergreen with an arching habit and grows fast. White flowers attract bees, and birds visit the plant too. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Bridal wreath spiraea, Fountain grass, and Pink.
Native range
Europe and southwestern Asia.