24+ Red Tip Photinia Privacy Hedge

They do make beautiful hedges if kept out in the open and kept trimmed. This plant grows very fast and is suitable for creating privacy hedges or wind blocks besides adding an element of color to increase the appeal of a garden.

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Red tip photinia privacy hedge

The red tip photinia shrub is a spectacular medium sized evergreen shrubthat can be left unpruned as a privacy screen or trimmed into a hedge. This lush evergreen shrub flushes brilliant red tips and has showy white flowers in the spring. Red tip photinia also known as fraser s photinia gets its name from the red colored leaves that grow on the tips of new branches.

Red tip photinia is a common choice for hedges especially where it is possible to provide the constant pruning needed to maintain the shape and promote the ongoing formation of new red leaves. Red tip photinia grows dense making it suitable as a privacy hedge and wind block. If growing the species called x fraseri in the family of rosaceae and genus photinia which are commonly called red tip photinias just be advised that when used in outdoor landscaping they like plenty of air circulation and plenty of sunlight.

It can be a good choice for hedges and privacy screens in areas where deer are a problem as these animals tend to leave the shrub alone. The ornamental shrub is used to create privacy fences and informal landscaping boundaries such as a clipped hedge around a house. The red leaved photinia also makes a striking focal point when planted in a flower garden.

Red tip photinia is hardy in southern states that are in zones 8 to 9 of the united states department of agriculture plant hardiness zone map. You can shape a plant or trim a hedge as needed but this is best done during winter when the plant is dormant. Red tip photinia screening shrub is easy to grow and ideal for hedges shrub borders and mixed beds.

Small white flowers in are formed in the spring followed by red berries in fall. Great for privacy screening. New growth is bright red.

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