PHOTINIA x fraseri 'Red Robyn'

Vigorous evergreen shrub with a typical upright habit. Hybrid, obtained in the United States between Photinia glabra and Photinia serrulata, it has a rapid growth and can easily reach 5 m in height. Already branched from the base, it shows on the numerous vertically developing stems oval-shaped, leathery and bright dark green leaves: in spring the new shoots and the juvenile foliage appear of a characteristic bright purple red color that well accompanies the flowering of this plant , consisting of tiny white flowers gathered in large, showy and intensely perfumed inflorescences.

Rustic plant that does not require special needs but a sunny or semi-shady position even if in the latter case its flowering will be less abundant. Although it is suitable for any type of soil, it prefers medium-textured soils, also rich in humus and free of water stagnation. Once established, it tolerates drought even if in the hottest and driest periods regular irrigations improve its general appearance. It tolerates cold well, even if intense and prolonged. Between autumn and vegetative growth, dry, damaged and disordered branches can be removed or the more vigorous stems shortened to promote growth and improve the thick and compact appearance of the plant. It is also ornamental when grown in pots or in large containers, in the ground it can be used as a single specimen or in a group, or it can be used to create very beautiful and not very maintainable hedges, especially in spring period.