Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pieris japonica Christmas Cheer Japanese Andromeda, Japanese Pieris,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Beautiful, slow growing broad-leaf evergreen shrub with horizontal branching. Leaves are bronze-red when young and age to an attractive glossy dark green. Masses of clustered, tassel-like pinkish buds open to pretty pink flowers in early spring. Highly ornamental all through the year. Grows approx 2.5m x 2.5m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Ericaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Low
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