Red Robin: Photinia Serrulata

Red Robin Photinia - Stunning Evergreen Hedging

Add year-round colour to your garden with Red Robin (Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'). This spectacular evergreen shrub is renowned for its brilliant red new growth in spring, creating a stunning contrast against the mature dark glossy foliage. Perfect for hedging, topiary, or as a striking specimen plant.

Why Choose Red Robin?

• Spectacular Spring Colour: Vibrant red young leaves and shoots create a dramatic display each spring
• Year-Round Interest: Red foliage matures to glossy dark green, providing beautiful contrast throughout the year
• Beautiful Blossom: Clusters of small white flowers in spring/summer form attractive large displays
• Versatile: Ideal for formal hedging, topiary, or as a featured specimen plant
• Low Maintenance: Hardy, reliable, and easy to care for once established
• Evergreen: Maintains its attractive foliage all year round

Plant Specifications

• Ultimate Height: 8-10 metres (easily maintained at any desired height)
• Ultimate Spread: 4-8 metres
• Planting Density: 2 plants per metre for hedging
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
• Hardiness: Fully hardy (RHS H5)
• Aspect: Full sun to partial shade (best colour in full sun)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil

Perfect For:

• Colourful hedging and garden boundaries
• Topiary and shaped features
• Specimen planting for focal points
• Mixed borders and shrub beds
• Container planting for patios
• Adding spring colour to gardens

Growing & Care Guide

Planting: Red Robin thrives in well-drained, fertile soil in full sun to partial shade. For the best red colour, plant in a sunny position. Space plants 50cm apart (2 per metre) for hedging. Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball and incorporate organic matter.

Watering: Water regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Once established, it's relatively drought-tolerant but benefits from watering during prolonged dry spells.

Pruning: Trim after the main flush of red growth in late spring to maintain shape and encourage more colourful new growth. Can be pruned again in late summer if needed. Red Robin responds well to regular trimming for formal hedges or topiary.

Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to promote vigorous growth and vibrant red foliage.

Top Tips for Success

• Plant in full sun for the most vibrant red colour
• Avoid waterlogged soil - ensure good drainage
• Prune regularly to encourage fresh red growth
• Mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds

Why Buy from Stoneybrook Nursery?

Our Red Robin plants are carefully grown at our Lancashire nursery, ensuring they're perfectly suited to UK growing conditions. We supply healthy, well-established plants ready for immediate planting and guaranteed to provide years of colourful garden interest.

Red Robin is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, recognised for its outstanding garden performance and year-round appeal.