pyracantha
noun
pyr·acan·tha
ˌpī-rə-ˈkan(t)-thə 
: any of a small genus (Pyracantha) of ornamental Eurasian thorny evergreen or semievergreen shrubs of the rose family with alternate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and small red or orange pomes
called also firethorn
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Agaves, yuccas, aloes, and pyracanthas are also uncomfortable for snakes.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
Plants with true thorns include bougainvillea, hawthorn and pyracantha.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
Great choices include hollies, old-fashioned roses, anaqua, Mexican plum, huisache, Turks cap, pyracantha, condalia and yucca.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022
Edward Gohlich Also called firethorn, pyracantha is a thorny evergreen shrub that produces spectacular clusters of berries in the fall.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2022
For fruits, plant beautyberry, pyracantha, Eastern red cedar, viburnum, hawthorn, sumac, palm, crabapple, serviceberry, dogwood, bayberry, persimmon, black gum, holly, and wax myrtle.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2021
This bacterial disease afflicts only apple, pear, and hawthorn trees, and pyracantha and cotoneaster shrubs.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
Watch fruit trees and ornamentals such as pyracantha, for signs of fireblight.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
Lace bugs attack pyracanthas, Boston ivy, sycamores, bur oaks, chinquapin oaks, azaleas, American elms and boxwoods, among others, turning their leaves the same pale tan color.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 5 Sep. 2017
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
Plants with true thorns include bougainvillea, hawthorn and pyracantha.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
Great choices include hollies, old-fashioned roses, anaqua, Mexican plum, huisache, Turks cap, pyracantha, condalia and yucca.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2022
Edward Gohlich Also called firethorn, pyracantha is a thorny evergreen shrub that produces spectacular clusters of berries in the fall.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2022
For fruits, plant beautyberry, pyracantha, Eastern red cedar, viburnum, hawthorn, sumac, palm, crabapple, serviceberry, dogwood, bayberry, persimmon, black gum, holly, and wax myrtle.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2021
This bacterial disease afflicts only apple, pear, and hawthorn trees, and pyracantha and cotoneaster shrubs.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 Apr. 2018
Watch fruit trees and ornamentals such as pyracantha, for signs of fireblight.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
Lace bugs attack pyracanthas, Boston ivy, sycamores, bur oaks, chinquapin oaks, azaleas, American elms and boxwoods, among others, turning their leaves the same pale tan color.
—Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 5 Sep. 2017
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“Pyracantha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyracantha. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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