General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6-20 feet
Plant Spread: 6-10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: Leaves flushed red in the fall.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of 1/4 inch bright red berries.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

Image
Common names
  • Chinese Photinia
  • Chinese Stranvaesia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Stranvaesia davidiana
  • Synonym: Photinia davidiana

Photo Gallery
Location: Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, Scotland
credit: Xemenendura
Location: Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Date: August
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 3, 2012 2:52 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.

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