Botanical Name: Pieris japonica
Common Names: Japanese Andromeda, Japanese Pieris,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Horizontal Branching, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Decorative slow growing medium to large evergreen shrub with horizontal branching. New growth foliage is bright red and fades to a light pink, then cream and finally turning a glossy green. Masses of clustered, tassle-like buds open to white bell-shaped flowers in Spring. Great for a cottage garden or to use for floral work.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites, Scale
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Ericaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Low
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