{"product_id":"photinia-x-fraseri-red-robin","title":"Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best known of the red-tipped photinias, an evergreen shrub prized for its bright red new growth. Fresh shoots open a glossy, vivid red and slowly turn a deep, shiny green, so a well-kept plant shows both colours together through much of the year. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, and it is the larger of the two popular photinias, reaching several times the size of the compact \u003ca href=\"\/products\/photinia-x-fraseri-carre-rouge\"\u003e'Carré Rouge'\u003c\/a\u003e, which makes it the one to choose for a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003etall screen or a substantial hedge\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rated H5 by the RHS, it is hardy in most of the UK, even in cold winters, and keeps its leaves all year. The strongest burst of red comes in spring, and every trim through the growing season prompts another flush. Those soft young shoots can be scorched by a late spring frost, so some shelter gives the best display. Plants that are not clipped hard carry clusters of small, creamy-white flowers in mid to late spring, sometimes followed by red berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant it in full sun or partial shade, in a sheltered position. It is happy on loam, sand or chalk, in acid, neutral or alkaline ground, provided the soil drains well or is moist but well drained. Left unpruned, the RHS gives an eventual size of 4 to 8m tall and 2.5 to 4m wide over 10 to 20 years, but it responds well to clipping, so it is simple to keep at hedge height. Once established, expect 30cm or more of new growth a year. Like all red-tipped photinias it can suffer from photinia leaf spot in wet seasons, so give plants room for air to move, water at the base and clear away fallen spotted leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsing it in the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e 'Red Robin' makes a dense, colourful evergreen hedge or screen for boundaries and for dividing up the garden, and a single plant becomes a bold specimen shrub at the back of a border. The RHS also recommends it for city and courtyard gardens and cottage-style planting, and in colder areas it can be trained against a wall for extra shelter. The red new growth looks striking beside plain green hedging, dark-leaved shrubs and white or silver planting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58407620936063,"sku":"PHOTREDROB17","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/redrobin.jpg?v=1789134588","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/photinia-x-fraseri-red-robin","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}