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Photinia pyrifolia 'Brilliantissima' (Red chokeberry)

Photinia pyrifolia 'Brilliantissima' Photo/Illustration: Susan A. Roth



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Photinia pyrifolia 'Brilliantissima' foe-TIN-ee-ah py-rih-FOE-lee-ah Common Name: Red chokeberry Synonyms: Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' Genus: Photinia
'Brilliantissima' rivals hollies (Ilex spp.) in the quantity and crimson color of its fruit. The quarter-inch-diameter, crab apple-like berries hang in clusters amid brilliant foliage that matures to scarlet. Like the species, this cultivar develops into a handsome, multistemmed, vase-shaped shrub that reaches 8 to 12 feet tall and about half as wide.
 Noteworthy characteristics: The species is native to swamps, bogs, and drier thickets in primarily coastal areas from Labrador to Texas.
 Care: Provide full to partial sun and average soil. It is tolerant of wet soil, and dry soil once established.
 Problems: Leaf spots, blight.
Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.;6 ft. to 10 ft.
Spread 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance Low
Characteristics Attracts Birds; Native; Showy Fall Foliage; Showy Fruit
Bloom Time Spring
Flower Color White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Naturalizing, Waterside
Style Shade, Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest Fall Interest
Type Shrubs

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