General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of small, bright orange berries.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Firethorn
  • Pyracantha

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2019-10-13
Pyracantha Orange Glow
Location: Garden
Date: 2017-12-01
Remains of berries after feast by blackbirds
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2019-06-07
Pyracantha Orange Glow
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2020-06-12
Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'
Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: 22 September 2011
'Orange Glow' in September
Location: Garden
Date: 2017-05-26
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