Pieris japonica
Japanese Pieris

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Spring; urn-shaped flowers (each 0.25" long) born in 3-6" long drooping panicles (effective for 2-3 weeks))
 Foliage Notes:
Red (New growth a rich bronze-red in spring); Green (Lustrous dark green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Capsule; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
9-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-8 feet
 Soil Notes:
Requires well-drained, acidic, organic soil
 Range:
Japan, Eastern China
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Glossy, evergreen leaves (1.25-3.5" long by 0.3-0.75" wide) are oblong, crenate-serrate are dark green above and lighter green beneath. Stems are green to golden yellow, somewhat angled.

Additional Information

Excellent large shrub specimen with handsome, lustrous, evergreen foliage, prominently red new growth in the spring, and small, interesting, urn-shaped flowers. Leaf spots, Phytophthora induced die back, and lace bug are most problematic. Struggles in alkaline and heavy, wet soils.

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