Family: Rosaceae
Common name: FIRETHORN
Plant Classification: Hardy shrub
Minimum Height: 90 cm
Maximum Height: 1.5 meters

This variety of the lovely "Firethorn" is a compact, spiny evergreen shrub with narrow glossy leaves, sprays of white flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by abundant orange-red berries in autumn. An ideal hedging bush with berries that are much loved by birds in winter.
Sowing advice: Seeds can be sown at any time of the year into a sandy compost and covered thinly with sand or grit. No artificial heat is needed. The seed tray is best left in a cool spot and kept moist. Seeds generally germinate in the spring whenever they are sown but odd ones may come up at any time.