I am building a garden hedge, and I am considering using Photinia Fraseria.
Are there similar hedges that have the interesting color variations in the
leaves, as well as occasional flowers?

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W

On 3/2/12 1:16 PM, W wrote:
I am building a garden hedge, and I am considering using Photinia Fraseria.
Are there similar hedges that have the interesting color variations in the
leaves, as well as occasional flowers?


Consider some variety of Raphiolepis. New foliage is pink, eventually
turning green. In the spring, the plants can be covered with white or
pink flowers. There are dwarf varieties of R. indica; on the other hand
R. 'Majestic Beauty' can grow quite large.

I found that Photinia fraseri grows too vigorously, requiring constant
trimming. I trim my R. indica about once every 3-5 years.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary