Red-leaf Photinia Photinia glabra
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- foh-TIN-nee-uh GLAH-bruh
- Description
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Japanese Photinia is a large evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 20' tall. This plant blooms in late spring (making it the last of the photinias to flower). It's foetid blooms are offensive to many people. New foliage is a colorful reddish bronze, and reddish buds are visible most of the year. This plant is alkaline tolerant and drought tolerant. This plant is intolerant of wet conditions. It is the least cold-tolerant of the photinias. This plant can be grown as a small tree. It has pest and disease problems, such as leaf spot.
Form: Upright; loose, rounded
Quick ID Hints:
- Leaves are alternate, coriaceous, and elliptic-obovate
- Leaves are reddish when young
- Leaves have 8-14 pairs of lateral veins
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Rubens
- Rubens
- Rubens
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Rubens
- Rubens
- Rubens
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Photinia
- Species:
- glabra
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Vase
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Very Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are a berry-like pome that is red and isless than an inch in size.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- White flowers that are sometimes flushed pink have an offensive odor and are less than an inch in size. Inflorescence is a terminal cyme that is 2-4" in diameter.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Obovate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are alternate, simple, elliptic to obovate, 2-3" long and 1/3 to 1/2 as wide, acute, cuneate, serrulate, coriaceous, and with 8-14 pairs of parallel leaf veins. Leaves are lustrous dark green in color and new growth is bronzy red.
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Bark:
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are stout and greenish-brown.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
