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Formosa firethorn

Pyracantha koidzumii

Also called Taiwan Firethorn

Formosa firethorn
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Formosa firethorn is an evergreen shrub or small tree from Taiwan, growing to about 4 m, grown for its white spring flowers and orange-red berries. It is tolerant and easy to grow in sun and well-drained soil, and it is threatened in its native habitat.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then deeply and less often once established; let the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil, tolerant of a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in mild temperate climates, roughly 0 to 30 °C; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Pyracantha koidzumii commonly known as Formosa firethorn or Taiwan firethorn, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Pyracantha plants

Firethorn · Firethorn

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyracantha koidzumii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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