Description

A broadleaf evergreen low groundcover which features brilliant orange fruit in fall lasting throughout winter, very showy, also bears smallish white flowers in spring; needs full sun and well-drained soil, can be susceptible to scab

Landscape Attributes

Lowboy Scarlet Firethorn is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Lowboy Scarlet Firethorn is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Lowboy Scarlet Firethorn will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under typical garden conditions. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.