Pyracantha 'Sparkler'
Firethorn 'Sparkler'
Pyracantha is an evergreen, thorny shrub, also known as Firethorn. Useful as a hedging plant it has white flowers in Spring, followed by very colourful berries - yellow, orange or red - that give the shrub its common name of Firethorn. The berries provide colour all through Winter - if not eaten by birds! 'Sparkler' has variegated cream and green with tints of red in Autumn, and reddish new stems. In Spring small creamy-white flowers appear, and these are followed by orangey-red berries in late Summer.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Firethorn 'Sparkler'
Latin name
Pyracantha 'Sparkler'
type
Shrub
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
2.50 M
Pyracantha 'Sparkler'
Pyracantha is an evergreen, thorny shrub, also known as Firethorn. Useful as a hedging plant it has white flowers in Spring, followed by very colourful berries - yellow, orange or red - that give the shrub its common name of Firethorn. The berries provide colour all through Winter - if not eaten by birds! 'Sparkler' has variegated cream and green with tints of red in Autumn, and reddish new stems. In Spring small creamy-white flowers appear, and these are followed by orangey-red berries in late Summer.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Flowers appear in Spring, and are followed in late Summer by bright orange berries
Propagating by semi hardwood cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
Semi hardwood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in full sun or partial shade.Plant is very thorny so wear gloves when planting.
robbiec