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Firethorn

Firethorn
Photo: Delwyn Thomas
Invasive Plant
Firethorn
Pyracantha species
 

Evergreen shrubs to 4 m high. Flowers appear in white clusters in spring and summer, followed by spectacular and abundant fruit maturing to red, orange or yellow.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • These plants are spread by seed that is mostly bird or water dispersed.
 

Pyracantha and Cotoneaster species are often confused with each other. Cotoneaster species are similar but lack thorns.

 
 
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Alternative Plants

Bottlebrush
Photo: © immij pty ltd
Alternative Plant Bottlebrush
Callistemon 'Western Glory'
Trees and Shrubs
 

Western Glory in an excellent choice of bottle brush, it originated in a Western Australian nursery It is a bushy shrub 2 - 3 m tall by a similar spread. Bright red brushes occur in mid to late spring. A hardy shrub it will withstand at least moderate frost and flowers best in a sunny position. Bottle brush will perform well in gardens with poor drainage and regular availability of water.

NSW Christmas bush
Photo: Fagg, M - ANBG
Alternative Plant NSW Christmas bush
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Trees and Shrubs
 

A large shrub or small tree to 5m high in cultivation. The foliage is very attractive and the new growth is often pink or bronze coloured. The true flowers are white in colour .The main attraction is the massed display of red sepals n which are commonly mistaken to be flowers. These are at their peak in early to mid summer and usually at Christmas. The sepals and foliage are widely used for cut flowers.

Photinia
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Photinia
Photinia 'Red Robin'
Trees and Shrubs
 

This very hardy evergreen shrub has brilliant tips of red new foliage in spring. It prefers full sun to part shade, Will happily tolerate frost and dry conditions once established. New quick growing cultivars are 'Super Red', 'Super Hedge' and the fastest growing photinia on the market is 'Super Bronze'.

 
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