Arbutus unedo 'Rubra'
- Shrub
- 2-3 m high
- Soft-coloured flowers
- Decorative fruits
- Hardy to approx. -15°C
An evergreen ornamental shrub with glossy dark green leaves and decorative, peeling bark. It blooms profusely with urn-shaped pink flowers in late autumn and winter. The strawberry-like fruits turn from yellow to red. It prefers a sheltered, warm location in well-drained soil.
Use in the garden
- wildlife: for bees
botanical information
Features
| height: | 200-300 cm |
| flowering: | August - September |
| color: | deep pink |
| leaf color: | green |
| habit: | wide |
| light: | full sun, sunny |
| moisture: | average |
| pH: | neutral, limy |
| winter zone: | 7 [-15°C] |
| density: | 1 - 2 |
