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Following pollination, pyracanthas grow pomes which ripen around November to December in central Florida. There are more on the sunny side than on the shady side. The fruit and seeds are important food for resident and migrating birds.
Firethorn, or Eurasian Scarlet Pyracantha, is a member of the rose family. The plant has thorny stems. The colorful pomes persist throughout winter. This example can be found in Rainbow Springs State Park.
Following pollination, pyracanthas grow pomes which ripen around November to December in central Florida. There are more on the sunny side than on the shady side. The fruit and seeds are important food for resident and migrating birds.
Jane Weber/Special to the Chronicle
Firethorn, or Eurasian Scarlet Pyracantha, is a member of the rose family. The plant has thorny stems. The colorful pomes persist throughout winter. This example can be found in Rainbow Springs State Park.
An exotic evergreen shrub that has masses of bright, scarlet-red berry-fruits in late fall is scarlet firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea). Native from southeastern Europe to the Caucasus Mountains of western Asia, this frost- and freeze-tolerant species grows well in USDA plant hardiness zones 5-9.
The seven species in the Pyracantha genus are in the rose family, Rosaceae. Pyracanthas have thorns on their stems. There are attractive mature specimens along the drive into Rainbow Springs State Park, north of Dunnellon. The name Pyracantha comes from the Greek words “pyr” for fire and “akanthus,” meaning thorn. The seven pyracanthas range naturally from southeast Europe to Asia and have naturalized and escaped from cultivation in temperate regions globally, but are not considered invasive in Florida.
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