Photinia Louise Plants

Bring year-round colour and structure to your garden with this beautiful Photinia Louise plant. Renowned for its stunning bright red new growth that matures to glossy dark green, Photinia Louise is a compact and versatile evergreen shrub ideal for hedging, borders, or as a standalone specimen. This plant is supplied outdoor garden ready with a 26cm root ball, well-established and ready to thrive in your garden.

Photinia Louise is a naturally more compact selection of the popular Photinia x fraseri family, making it particularly well suited to smaller gardens and lower hedges without the need for excessive pruning. Throughout the growing season, regular new flushes of vivid cherry-red foliage provide a striking contrast against the mature dark green leaves. In late spring, clusters of small creamy-white flowers may appear, adding seasonal interest and attracting pollinators to your garden.

This hardy evergreen shrub is easy to grow and low maintenance, tolerating a wide range of soil types and conditions once established. It responds well to pruning, which also encourages further flushes of its signature red new growth.

What You Receive:

• 1 x Photinia Louise plant with a 26cm root ball, outdoor garden ready

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Photinia x fraseri 'Louise'


• Common Names: Photinia Louise, Red Leaf Photinia


• Classification: Evergreen shrub


• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 1.5–2.5 m x 1–1.5 m (can be maintained smaller with regular pruning)


• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy, Upright Evergreen Shrub


• Perfect For: Hedging, Borders, Screening, Specimen Planting, Containers


• Flowering Time: Late Spring to Early Summer (small creamy-white flower clusters)


• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade


• Soil Type: Well-Drained, Fertile Soil (tolerates most soil types)


• Hardiness: Fully Hardy (suitable for most UK gardens)


• Attracts: Bees, Pollinators and Garden Wildlife


• Type: Hardy Evergreen Shrub


• Foliage: Vibrant Cherry-Red New Growth Maturing to Glossy Dark Green


• Pruning: Prune in spring or after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new red growth

Planting Tips:

• Plant in a sheltered position where possible, especially in colder regions, to protect young foliage from late frosts.
• Water regularly during the first growing season to help establish a strong root system.
• Apply a balanced feed in spring to support healthy growth and vibrant foliage colour.
• For hedging, space plants approximately 60–80 cm apart for a dense, full screen.

Notes: This listing is for the Louise variety of Photinia, prized for its compact habit and particularly vivid red new foliage.

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