Woody > Pyracantha > Pyracantha koidzumii > Pyracantha koidzumii 'Victory'
Pyracantha koidzumii
'Victory'
Victory Pyracantha, Red Berry Fire Thorn, Victory Firethorn
| Genus |
| Pyracantha |
| Species |
| koidzumii |
| Cultivar |
| 'Victory' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - 1 |
| Height |
| 3 m |
| Spread |
| 2.7 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Bold, upright grower displays intense red berry clusters late in the autumn and holds them through winter. Small white flowers in spring. |
| Landscape |
| Excellent hedge, screen, windbreak or barrier planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun and well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| A multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Upright, open shrub with rigid branching covered in thorns. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is a glossy, reddish brown colour, and covered in many lenticels. Twigs are initially pubescent, becoming glabrous, red-brown colour with small buds. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small, rounded, covered in scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| It has dark green foliage with the oval leaves turning coppery-bronze in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy, small white flowers in spring. |
| Fruit Description |
| Orange-red fruit in autumn lasting through winter. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By cuttings. |
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