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Products > Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta' PP21,417
 
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta' PP21,417 - Variegated Indian Hawthorn
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Rosaceae (Roses)
Origin: China (Asia)
Evergreen: Yes
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: White
Bloomtime: Spring
Synonyms: [Raphiolepis]
Height: 3-4 feet
Width: 4-5 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Seaside: Yes
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta' PP21,417 (Variegated Indian Hawthorn) - This selection of the popular Indian Hawthorn is a slow growing evergreen rounded shrub. It is a new introduction and only time will tell what its ultimate size will be but we are guessing it will grow slowly to 3-4 feet tall by slightly wider. It has medium green leaves that have a cream variegation around the entire margin, which is particularly enhanced by the new growth that is a reddish copper color. In spring appear the pink flower buds that open to display pure white flowers. Plant in full sun or light shade. As with other Rhaphiolepis indica cultivars this plant should prove quite drought tolerant in coastal gardens but will appreciate occasional irrigation and tolerate more frequent watering as well. Likely hardy to 10° F or slightly less. Jon Roethling of High Point University Arboretum and Gardens discovered this plant in 2002 as a branch sport on an otherwise non-variegated Rhaphiolepis indica in a private garden in Waxhaw, North Carolina. We began trials on this plant at San Marcos Growers in August 2006 and the plant received its US Plant Patent on October 26, 2010. 

Information displayed on this page about Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta' PP21,417 is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.

 
San Marcos Growers closed for regular business at the end of 2025 as the property is being developed for affordable housing.
While our gates remain closed, we will open them by appointment so we can liquidate remaining plants, supplies and equipment. The plants remaining in the field are listed on our Live Inventory Page.
 
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