Photinia ‘Pink Marble’ | Variegated Hedging Plant | 42mm Pot

Photinia x fraseri ‘Pink Marble’ is a highly ornamental, hardy evergreen shrub celebrated for its spectacular, multicoloured foliage. It produces brilliant flushes of bright pink and marbled-white new growth, which gracefully matures into a rich green edged with crisp cream. In spring, the striking foliage is complemented by delicate clusters of cream flowers.

Reaching up to 5m high and 2m wide, ‘Pink Marble’ offers a unique, vibrant twist on the traditional Photinia hedge. It is highly resilient, frost-hardy, and responds exceptionally well to pruning, making it a premium choice for dense privacy screens, formal hedging, striking feature planting, and topiary.

Plant Characteristics

• Bright pink and marbled-white new foliage

• Matures to rich green and cream variegated leaves

• Clusters of cream flowers produced in spring

• Hardy evergreen shrub

• Grows approximately 5m high

• Spreads approximately 2m wide

• Resilient and adaptable to most locations

• Supplied in a 42mm Pot

Supplied as a healthy young Photinia ‘Pink Marble’ plant growing in a 42mm nursery pot. The 42mm measurement refers to the pot’s width (the pot is 80mm high). It does not refer to the plant’s height or width. Plant height, leaf number, and root development will vary naturally. The supplied plant will be considerably smaller than the mature specimens shown in product photographs.

Key Features

• Striking tri-colour foliage effect

• Frost-hardy and resilient

• Excellent response to pruning for dense growth

• Fast-establishing root system

• Provides year-round structural colour

• Performs best in full sun for maximum colour vibrancy

• Supplied in a 42mm nursery pot

Suitable Uses

• Formal and informal hedging

• Tall privacy screens

• Feature plants in mixed borders

• Topiary and structured garden designs

• Windbreaks

• Large decorative containers

Planting Instructions

• Choose a position in full sun for the most vibrant pink and white foliage colour and a tight, compact growth habit. It will tolerate part shade, though colours may be less intense.

• Ensure the soil is free-draining.

• Dig a hole slightly wider than the root ball and plant at the same depth as the growing medium in the supplied pot.

• Backfill gently, firm the soil around the roots, and water in thoroughly.

• For a dense hedge or privacy screen, space plants approximately 80cm to 1m apart.

• Apply mulch around the base to retain moisture, keeping it clear of the main trunk.

Care Instructions

Watering Water regularly for the first 12 weeks after planting to ensure the root system establishes deeply and securely. Once established, it is generally resilient but benefits from deep watering during prolonged dry or hot spells.

Feeding Apply a high-quality slow-release fertiliser twice yearly (typically in spring and late summer/early autumn) to encourage vigorous flushes of colourful new growth and maintain overall plant health.

Pruning Prune as required to maintain a neat appearance and control size. Regular pruning (especially after a flush of growth) encourages the plant to become denser and stimulates brilliant new flushes of the signature pink and white foliage.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Photinia x fraseri ‘Pink Marble’

• Common Name: Pink Marble Photinia

• Family: Rosaceae

• Plant Type: Evergreen shrub

• Foliage: Pink, white, cream, and green variegated

• Flower Colour: Cream

• Mature Height: 5m

• Mature Width: 2m

• Position: Full sun (preferred) to part shade

• Soil: Free-draining

• Water Needs: Regular while establishing; moderate once established

• Planting Density (Hedging): 1 plant per 80cm–1m

• Tolerances: Frost hardy

• Supply Format: Live young plant supplied in a 42mm x 80mm nursery pot

• End Use: Hedging, screening, topiary, and feature planting

Important Information

• Supplied as a young tubestock plant growing in a 42mm wide x 80mm high nursery pot

• Plant size, foliage colour, and root development will vary naturally

• Mature size depends on climate, soil, position, and care

• The plant may not display full pink variegation until planted out and actively pushing new growth in full sun

• Product photographs may show mature, established plants

FAQ

• How fast does Pink Marble grow? It is a moderately fast grower, especially when fed and watered regularly, quickly establishing into a dense screen.

• How far apart should I plant them for a hedge? For a solid, dense hedge, planting approximately 80cm to 1 metre apart is ideal.

• Does it need full sun? It will grow in part shade, but full sun is highly recommended to achieve the brightest pink and white variegation and the tightest foliage density.

• Is it frost hardy? Yes, 'Pink Marble' is frost-hardy once established in the garden.

• What size plant will I receive? You will receive a healthy young tubestock plant growing in a 42mm wide by 80mm high nursery pot, ready to plant.