Santa Cruz Formosa Firethorn

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Santa Cruz Formosa Firethorn

Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Santa Cruz’

Evergreen-Deciduous

Evergreen

Overall Mature Size

Medium

Mature Height & Spread

3-4' x 6'

Exposure

Full to Partial Sun

Water

Medium Water

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Spring

Special Features

Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Coastal Conditions, Deer Resistant, Desert Conditions, Low Water Use

Container Sizes

#1, #5

Natural Growth Habit

Mounding

Sunset Garden Zones

4-24

Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone

7A-10B

Plant Type

Ground Cover, Shrub

Category:

Moderately-fast-growing evergreen shrub with a prostrate growth-habit to 3-4’ tall x 6’ wide. This cold-hardy low-spreading variety features spiny arching branches of medium to dark-green foliage accented with a profusion of lightly fragrant white flowers in spring followed by abundant clusters of bright-red berries that attract birds fall into winter. Well-suited as a low-growing trimmed hedge or for planting in mass as a groundcover or slope planting. Prefers a well-drained soil. Moderate to low water needs once established. Full to partial sun.

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