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[IBC] Pyracomeles
From what little I know of plant biology/nomenclature, this plant shouldn't
exist as a distinct species. It is not a distinct species; it is a hybrid. The full name is xPyracomeles vilmorinii. (The "x" in front of the name is actually a times sign.) I found a complete entry in the Hillier manual. The parents are Pyracantha crenato-serrata x Osteomeles anthyllidifolia var. subrotunda. The leaves follow the habit of the Osteomeles parent, being partly pinnate & partly lobed. Also according to Hillier, it does have fruits. Apparently some specimens do, & perhaps some are sterile. It originated in cultivation somewhere in France before 1922. It is listed on the Web as being hardy in Zones 6 to 9. It is also reported to be resistant to salt spray and air pollution. Apparently there are no named cultivars. It must be fairly easy to grow from seed, or difficult from cuttings. Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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