




Photinia serratifolia
The Chinese Photinia is a beautiful shrub with shiny green leaves and bright red berries. It is often used in gardens and parks to add color and beauty to the landscape.
Habitat: Urban areas
The Chinese Photinia is an evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, dark green leaves that emerge bright red in spring. It produces clusters of small white flowers, followed by vibrant red berries that persist into winter. Its contrasting new growth makes it visually distinct.





Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Its shiny leaves inspired its name, 'Photinia,' meaning 'lustrous' in Greek!
Its tiny white flowers release a unique scent, often described as 'fishy'!
This tough plant can live for many decades, growing taller than a house!
Watch its young leaves glow fiery red, a striking sight in spring!
Chinese Photinia has vibrant red new leaves that absorb harmful UV rays, protecting them as they develop.
Its mature leaves are thick and waxy, helping Chinese Photinia resist drought and deter hungry pests.
Chinese Photinia produces bright red berries that attract birds, helping the plant spread its seeds far and wide.
Pycnonotus sinensis
feeds on its red berries, aiding seed dispersal.
Apis mellifera
visits its spring flowers for nectar and pollen.

Passer montanus
finds dense cover within its branches from predators.
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Evergreen plants retain their foliage throughout the year, never shedding all their leaves at once.
Fruit-bearing plants produce fruits, which are the mature ovaries of flowering plants containing seeds.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always be gentle around plants and do not eat any berries without asking an adult.
400-1200 cm
300-800 cm
0.5-1 cm
Spring
No
Mild
Perennial
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