Dwarf Indian Hawthorn Shrub

If you are looking for a small flowering shrub for a shady or sunny spot in the garden consider the dwarf indian hawthorn rhaphiolepis indica.

Dwarf indian hawthorn shrub. This is one of the best choices among evergreen shrubs for foundation plantings. It is exceptionally hardy and very low maintenance. Small lustrous dark green leaves cluster at the ends of branches highlighted by lightly fragrant white flowers in spring. Compact evergreen shrubs that perfume the air for weeks in late winter or spring with their white or pink blooms dwarf indian hawthorns raphiolepsis spp stand just 2 to 4 feet high and wide. Partial to full sun. Thrives in warmth and humidity. Excellent for massing or to frame the back of a border.

The blue berries are retained until winter. It s native habitat is hillsides from sea level to four thousand feet in elevation. Snow indian hawthorne is a very drought tolerant plant that should be planted in well drained soil in either full sun or partial shade. Pink or white blooms appear in mid spring on the past season s growth. Of the six wild species only two are in cludinvation. The leaves are fairly large and provide a nice contrast to yaupon holly and boxwood in the world of sheared hedges. Evergreen greyish green leaves envelop a naturally rounded form.

Rhaphiolepis umbellata minor an easy care evergreen shrub with a compact rounded form. Indian hawthorn cultivars link back to one primary species raphiolepis indica a native of southern china and indonesia.