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Pyracantha

RHS Genus Guide
Pyracantha is a pretty shrub with attractive flowers and magnificent red, yellow or orange berries in autumn and winter. It is often trained against a wall or fence. It also makes an excellent evergreen hedge.

Common name: Firethorn

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Pyracantha

yellow Asian firethorn
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Pyracantha rogersiana 'Flava'

yellow Asian firethorn

Height
2.5–4 metres
Width
2.5–4 metres
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firethorn 'Teton'
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Pyracantha 'Teton'

firethorn 'Teton'

Height
2.5–4 metres
Width
2.5–4 metres
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firethorn [Saphyr Rouge]
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Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ('Cadrou')

firethorn [Saphyr Rouge]

Height
1.5–2.5 metres
Width
1.5–2.5 metres
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firethorn 'Orange Glow'
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Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'

firethorn 'Orange Glow'

Height
1.5–2.5 metres
Width
1.5–2.5 metres
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firethorn [Saphyr Orange]
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Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ('Cadange')

firethorn [Saphyr Orange]

Height
1.5–2.5 metres
Width
1.5–2.5 metres
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Asian firethorn
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Pyracantha rogersiana

Asian firethorn

Height
2.5–4 metres
Width
2.5–4 metres
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firethorn 'Golden Charmer'
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Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer'

firethorn 'Golden Charmer'

Height
2.5–4 metres
Width
2.5–4 metres
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Useful Advice

Fireblight infection

Fireblight
Pyracantha scab causing dark leaf blotches. Image: John Scrace

Pyracantha scab
Pyracantha leaf-mining moth

Pyracantha leaf-mining moth
Woolly aphid

Woolly aphid

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