White flowers and red leaves: an unpretentious and bright variety of photinia bush

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Not only flowers can decorate flower beds and gardens. Landscape designers know this, so they actively use decorative bushes for various compositions. One of the brightest varieties is Little Red Robin photinia.

Features and beauty

Photinia belongs to evergreen ornamental plants. Compact and bright. With a diameter of up to 1.5 m. It will be an ideal choice for bright accents in the garden.

The peculiarity of photinia is its red leaves. In the spring, the bush will bloom with white inflorescences. As the bush matures, it becomes green with leaves with a shiny surface.

The advantage of photinia is unpretentiousness in care. An elegant and very beautiful plant. The bush loves light and moderate watering. It grows by 20-30 cm per year. It can withstand frost up to -23 degrees.

Photinia grows well on various fertile soils. The exception is clay. You can form a hedge with this bush. Also grows well and looks good on rocky formations. Pruning can be done three times during the year. New leaves grow red.