| Description | Photinia robusta
A fast growing, small tree widely used as a dense, colourful hedge
• Dense glossy, green foliage that turns vibrant red in the winter
• Very hardy, tolerating clay soil, drought and hard frost
• Grown as both a small or tall hedge with white flowers in late spring | Grevillea banksii
The Grevillea Robyn Gordon has beautiful deep red flowers and a long and plentiful flowering period making it one of the most popular varieties of Grevillea.
Flowering year round in some parts of Australia, Grevillea Robyn Gordon grows to a maximum height of 2 meters, making it perfect for a hardy yet attractive screen or hedge. | |
| Content | Why buy Photinia robusta?
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There are a few types of Photinia very good for hedging, and Photinia robusta is the core variety. This colourful hedge can be spotted from miles away, with vibrant red new growth.
Photinia robusta is very frost hardy and also tolerates poor, clay soil. This sturdy plant can be trimmed as a medium or tall hedge, looking quite striking when trimmed into a formal hedge. Photinias produce small, white clusters of flowers in the spring. Suited to Formal or Cottage gardens.
Ideal for: Colourful, red and glossy screen
Growth Rate: Moderate, 30- 50 cm in 1 year
Height: Up to 7m but usually maintained between 1.5 and 3m tall
Soil Requirements: Tolerates poor soil but loves fertile, loamy, and well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low. Pruning two times a year. Flowers may require pruning if they bother you.
Planting Distance: 1 to 1.5m apart for dense screen
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| Additional information | |
| botanical name |
G. banksii x G. bipinnatifida
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| height x width |
1m x 1.5m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 1m
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| features |
Attractive divided stiff foliage and cylindrical soft red flower heads appear all year and at their peak in spring and autumn, bird attracting, regarded as one of the best hybrid Grevilleas
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, hedge or screen, general garden planting, bird attractor
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