Beautify your garden with Photinia

Photinia

All the Photinia, more commonly known as Fotinia, used for centuries as hedges, which form spectacular deep red borders. This evergreen shrub is ideal for low maintenance gardens, as it is very rustic and resistant to pests and diseases.

Also, did you know that its leaves change color throughout the year, in tune with the variation of temperatures ?: in spring it turns red, in summer it changes to purple and in winter it turns green.

Fotinia flowers

Native to the Asian continent, Photinia can grow to a height of approximately six meters. However, it is popularly used as low hedges, no more than a meter or meter and a half, and with a short length. Supports pruning very well, something that can be done towards the end of autumn, before the first frosts appear.

It grows well all types of soils, even it will not have problems in those that are clayey and / or with a tendency to compact. Definitely, It is a more than interesting option if you are looking for a beautiful and adaptable plant to have in your garden ... or pot. Yes, you read that correctly: you can have it in a pot. Being a plant whose growth can be easily controlled, we can form it more like a small tree than as a low shrub.

Young photinia

Fotinia reproduces wonderfully by semi-woody cuttings, which have to be prepared in spring and planted in a loose substrate, which makes the water drain quickly. We will place it in a place protected from direct light, but without becoming shady, and we will water it once or twice a week depending on the humidity of the soil. To guarantee the emission of roots, it is recommended to use rooting hormones before introducing the cutting into the pot.

And you, do you have photinias in your garden or patio?


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