How to tend a Mespilus pyracantha
Also known as: Pyracantha crenulata var. yunnanensis M.Vilm. ex Mottet, Mespilus pyracantha Lour., Crataegus pyracantha Brandis, Cotoneaster pyracantha E.Pritz., Pyracantha rogersiana (A.B.Jacks.) Bean, Pyracantha gibbsii var. yunnanensis Osborn, Cotoneaster fortunei Wenz., Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) H.L.Li, Pyracantha crenatoserrata (Hance) Rehder, Pyracantha atalantioides (Hance) Stapf, Pyracantha crenulata var. crenulata , Photinia fortuneana Maxim., Photinia crenatoserrata Hance, Pyracantha yunnanensis (M.Vilm. ex Mottet) Chitt., Sportella atalantioides Hance, Crataegus pyracantha Hemsl., Pyracantha discolor Rehder, Pyracantha gibbsii A.B.Jacks., Pyracantha loureiroi (Kostel.) Merr., Mespilus crenulata D.Don, Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch, Crataegus crenulata (D.Don) Roxb., Crataegus pyracantha var. crenulata (D.Don) Loudon, Pyracantha chinensis M.Roem., Mespilus loureiroi Kostel., Osteomeles pyracantha Decne., Pyracantha crenulata var. rogersiana A.B.Jacks., Pyracantha crenulata var. kansuensis Rehder, Pyracantha crenulata var. emarginata J.E.Vidal, Pyracantha crenulata f. flava Anon., Pyracantha crenulata unranked flava (Anon.) Meun., Pyracantha rogersiana f. aurantiaca Anon., Pyracantha rogersiana f. flava Anon.
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Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, grows in sunny places
Soil
Slightly acidic soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Rosaceae, Pyracantha
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period March-May, fruiting period August-November
- Flower colors
- white, fruit color orange red, dark red
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