How Do You Plant & Care For Red Tip Photinia?
Red tip photinia is a fast-growing evergreen shrub that can reach a height and width in excess of 12 feet. New growth displays on the shrub with red leaves for two to four weeks before the leaves turn deep green. Creamy-white blooms appear in mid-spring. Red tip photinia grows dense, making it suitable as a privacy hedge and wind block. Red tip photinia is hardy in Southern states that are in zones 8 to 9 of the United States Department of Agriculture plant-hardiness zone map. Choose a full-sun to part-shade, well-drained location to plant red tip photinia. The location should be away from any structure that may block air circulation. Loamy to partial clay soil is optimal. Heavy-clay soil can be amended. Dig the hole twice as deep and wide as the size of the potted red tip photinia. If you are planting a rooted cutting, dig the hole 12 inches deep and wide. Backfill the hole halfway, amending the soil if desired. Up to 25 percent organic matter can be added to light-clay soil and up to
