Photinia...Red Robin

[Snadger]

My last plant purchase of 2016 was on New Years Eve and was a Photinia 'Red Robin' from Homebase.

Reduced from £7.00 to £2.00 in the sale I thought it was a bargain, especially as i only went in for some timber. Its a smashing little evergreen plant, which now I've checked can grow up to 15 foot high. It appears to have red bracts on the new growth in the sping I would imagine, and berries at Christmas?

I took it out of its pot to check roots were ok and all seems well so I haven't even potted it up, just gave it a good watering.

Just goes to show there are bargains still to be had!

[happyhumph]

Lovely plant.

[veggiechicken]

15 foot ++ Took a saw to it last year as it was much too tall - now its about 6'.
I grew mine from a cutting - easy. The red leaves appear wherever you've cut it back and it really brightens up a hedge. Never seen berries on mine.

[Snadger]

15 foot ++ Took a saw to it last year as it was much too tall - now its about 6'.
I grew mine from a cutting - easy. The red leaves appear wherever you've cut it back and it really brightens up a hedge. Never seen berries on mine.

An impulse buy, but I'm happy with it.

Sounds like I may need to keep pruning the tips once it gets to an acceptable height and shape to benefit from the new red growth?

[veggiechicken]

Yes, just keep taking out the tips. No red leaves on mine at the mo and its too wet to take a closer look! May take some cuttings this year and use it in a hedge with camellias.

[Snadger]

Yes, just keep taking out the tips. No red leaves on mine at the mo and its too wet to take a closer look! May take some cuttings this year and use it in a hedge with camellias.

That sounds good!

[Martin H]

It's a great plant: tough, easy and decorative all year round. It even makes a decent hedge. I must get one and find a space for it.

[DannyK]

You don't see it very often but Photinia Palette is a nice shrub. Green, cream and pink leaves. Covered with bees when in flower and has berries.

[Miss Mousetrousers]

I have one which has survived my salt-laden gales and, although it didn't seem too happy at first as some leaves had spots on (probably because the silty soil was a bit too wet) it has responded to both an annual feeding and cutting back which helps it to produce more red leaves and stops it becoming leggy.