Product Description
Photinia 'Red Robin' is a very popular, vigorous evergreen shrub, which boasts glossy, bright red leaves, which give a spectacular display in spring and summer. The leaves gradually change through a mix of oranges, purples and bronzes, maturing to deep dark green. The newest shoots retain a dark red glow all year.
Red Robin is often planted as an ornamental shrub or as a fast-growing, dense hedge. It produces clusters of small white flowers in spring, sometimes followed by red fruit - but it is the bright, blood-red spring foliage that really sets this hedging shrub apart. The colour is really intense and unusual, especially so early in the year, and being evergreen, has year round interest.
A great and versatile shrub for hedging, screening, or as a backdrop, yet easily manageable in smaller gardens with annual pruning. Grows up to 30cm a year once established.
What Is Supplied
Item 510055 supplied as:
Supplied as a set of 6 established plants in 1L pots, 20-25cm tall, well-branched ideal for hedging
Item 500134 supplied as:
Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot ready for planting out. 40cm tall, bushy.
Plant Information
Top Tips
Keep plants well-watered to avoid leaf drop in the summer.
Care Guide
- Your Photinia will grow approx 30cm each year, and should be trimmed in spring and summer or can be left informal, just being trimmed down when needed.
- Photinia prefers a sunny site but will tolerate partial shade and although frost hardy young plants should be protected in winter until established.
- To plant: Water your potted plant well.
Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
Add a soil conditioner such as well rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
Water well.
Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
200cm
100cm
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Healthy looking plants arrived well packed and in good condition,
Review Submitted: 07/12/2018 - 08:50:41
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I purchased six red robin plants before and thought they were good value so I purchased six more. They arrived very well packed and were of good quality. I was very pleased with them.
Review Submitted: 06/12/2018 - 14:40:33
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Garden Bargains are so quick sorting out any problems you may have .
Review Submitted: 16/06/2018 - 22:48:38
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I have rated it good but the order took a long time to arrive from ordering. I had an e-mail on4 May telling me that my order would arrive within 3 days. On 9 May I sent an e-mail requesting an update as it had not arrived, Ihad no reply so sent again on 10th May and the parcel arrived around lunchtime
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A little dry but gave them a good watering and after a few days they looked better
Review Submitted: 21/05/2018 - 20:01:34
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plants ordered with a small problem as I tried to use 10% discount but unable to. But as I wanted the plants I just ordered.
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The plants arrived. strong , healthy and in good condition.
Review Submitted: 18/05/2018 - 06:49:13
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Plants arrived in very good condition.
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In really good condition and really well packaged.
Review Submitted: 22/05/2017 - 15:19:26
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Really good service and aftersales customer service, delivery was quick after placing order. I look forward to shopping for all my plants when I start my new garden next year (or before)
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Ordered 12 of these plants before all great, had to order another 6 however 3 of them not so good, got in touch with garden bargains there was not a problem they sent me another 3 plants which were excellent will shop with them again and have already recommended them to three of my work colleagues and they will be shopping with them too. Thank you Garden Bargains
Review Submitted: 27/09/2016 - 05:42:42
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really good quality plants and shrubs
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very pleased wih these plants
Review Submitted: 17/06/2016 - 12:42:51
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Items easily ordered and good selection
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Arrived in good condition and well packaged
Review Submitted: 18/05/2016 - 17:59:57
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My plants were taking a while so I rang the company and they quickly sent the.
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The plants were well packaged and in good condition when they arrived.
Review Submitted: 02/05/2016 - 21:01:38