Firethorn 'Red Column'

Pyracantha 'Red Column'

Firethorn 'Red Column' is a shrub for structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering May, Jun.

Where to use it in a border

At around 300 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 200 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 6a to 9a and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, shade, clay soil, sandy soil, chalk soil, evergreen plants.

Border Builder uses Firethorn 'Red Column''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
• It tolerates a shaded, north-facing spot.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Crab Apple 'Red Sentinel'to flower when it does not
• Dwarf smoke bushto edge in front
• Flowering quince 'Crimson and Gold'to edge in front
• Rose 'The Fairy'to edge in front
• Shasta daisy 'Snowcap'to edge in front
• Shrubby Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'to edge in front

Garden styles

Cottage garden Formal Wildlife garden