PHOTINIA fraseri PINK MARBLE® 'Cassini'
Photinia, Christmas Berry
- Type of products available: 0/1/0A5, 0/1/0A7 (2 cuttings per plug), 0/1/1P8, 0/1/1P9, 0/1/1P1.3L
- Protection : COV 15716
Main asset
A beautiful shrub throughout the year, more to isolate planting than for hedges.
Remarks
Photinia are evergreen shrubs of East Asian origin. The fraseri hybrids were initially selected by Fraser nurseries (Alabama, 1955) and are a spontaneous cross of glabra (Japan) x serrulata (syn serratifolia, China). PINK MARBLE® 'Cassini' is a variegated natural mutation found on a fraseri branch by Robert John Tancredi (Salem, Oregon) in 1991.
Spontaneous mutation discovered in Salem (Oregon) by Robert John Tancredi (1991) and diffused in the United States by The Conard-Pyle Company (Delaware). Tricolor foliage green - cream - pink with young shoots red edged with pink or burgundy wine edged with red. The branches grow rather spread out, then the plant rises gradually.
- Uses: container, pruned hedge, mixed hedge, shrub bed
Global caracteristics:
- Type of foliage: evergreen
- Habit: trained and flared
- Height: 3 m x 2.5 m (10 ft x 8 ft)
- Growth: fast
- Flowering period: May-June
Shape and colours:
- Foliage shape: ovate, acuminate
- Foliage colour: variegated
- Flowers shape: corymb
- Flowers colour: white
Plantation:
- Soil type: drained, not too calcareous
- Exposure: sun
- Hardiness: - 15 °C (5 °F - USDA zone 7b)