Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’ Photinia Back To List Photinia Description: 'Red Robin' is a dense medium-sized evergreen shrub of erect habit, with glossy, elliptic leaves. The new red, foliage and crimson stems make a strong contrast with the mature green foliage lower down the plant. The flowers appear in mid and late spring, and are sometimes followed by spherical red fruit. There are other similar forms such as Photinia x fraseri ‘Purple Peter’, Photinia x fraseri ‘Canivily’. History: Bred in New Zealand. Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Photinia Growing Tips: Grow in fertile, humus-rich, preferably neutral to acid, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates hard pruning, making a useful evergreen hedge. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 3m x 2.5m Attributes Evergreen: Evergreen Flowering month: June Leaf colour: Red / GreenS Size: Small Suitable for hedging Can be hard pruned Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydCo. AntrimCo. DownCo. WestmeathConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDublinDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Photinia villosa maximowicziana Photinia Handsome veined leaves and rich golden yellow autumn foliage contrasting beautifully with red hawthorn-like berries. Full Details Photinia davidiana ‘Palette’ Photinia Slow growing. Leaves conspicuously blotched creamy white, pink-tinged when young. Height after 10 years up to 4m. Full Details
Photinia villosa maximowicziana Photinia Handsome veined leaves and rich golden yellow autumn foliage contrasting beautifully with red hawthorn-like berries. Full Details
Photinia davidiana ‘Palette’ Photinia Slow growing. Leaves conspicuously blotched creamy white, pink-tinged when young. Height after 10 years up to 4m. Full Details