Pyracantha

Hi chums. I used to find these kinda plants very boring, in fact I wouldn't have given you 2p for them. I remember the wife bringing it home last year and (in my mind) yawning. I must be getting old, cos I reckon that actually they're rather nice. Is there any hope for me ?


It's actually quite a useful plant, as it seems to take to training quite well and it seems to be thriving where it is (east facing wall)
Cheers...freddy.

 

Oh dear, that SHOULD read Pyracantha !! MODERATORS !!!! HELP !!!

 

Hi Freddy

You're mellowing, I can tell!

Your pyracantha is certainly at a very pretty stage - just wait till it puts those spines out!

I have a short stretch of pyracantha crenulata as a hedge and I have to keep it trimmed right back or its talons will do you a mischief.

 

I planted two pyracantha last year ,so this is the first year they have flowered,

as the flowers die off you get berries ? :cnfs: Because mine just look like dried up little flowers and don`t look any where near big enough to make berries

 

Fredeeeeeee they are lovely shrubs. They attract bees and hover flies when in flower and give off a lovely perfume. I have then either side of my dining room window and they look lovely. I haven't got the hang of pruning and tend to lose a year's flowering. This time I am going to prune just after Xmas when the berries are going anyway. i string Xmas lights through them too or rather Mr Granny does and hates them cos he ends up covered in scratches:hehe:

This is one of them. Sorry didn't have one without my son and his fiancee

 

Absolutely beautiful.... The Pyracanthas are not bad either !!

 

I planted a hedge of 4 variations of pyracanthas
They are in there second season and are making great headway up and out
They will need hard pruning this year
The birds love the berries.