Indian Hawthorn is a dense rounded evergreen shrub with thick leathery foliage that emerges with bronze tints before maturing to dark green. Its profusion of fragrant crabapple-like flowers coat the plant in loose panicles in spring and give way to dark blue berries that persist through winter. Prefers partial sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.
This is an unspecified white flowering selection.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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4' - 12'
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Spread:
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4’ - 6'
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Spacing:
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5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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8 - 10
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. When watering avoid wetting the leaves to prevent leaf spot. If needed, prune after flowering. Watch for aphids, scale, and nematodes. Susceptible to fireblight.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Groundcover, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Rosemary, Cotoneaster, Loropetalum
IMAGES: jacinta lluch valero, Rhaphiolepis indica * Real Jardin Botanico de Madrid, (2) A. Barra, Rhaphiolepis indica 2, CC BY 3.0, (3) User:Geographer, Rhaphiolepis indica Hong Kong, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Krzysztof Golik, Rhaphiolepis indica in Christchurch Botanic Gardens 02, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
