but its true name is Japanese Pieris shrub (Pieris japonica). It’s an evergreen measuring up to 12 feet high and 6 to 8 feet wide. It has an upright mounding habit with a deep green color.

This Pieris cultivar stood out at an extensive trial at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Oregon. Where: Japanese andromeda is easy to grow in rich well-drained or sandy soil.

* Culture: Likes moist, acidic-like humus soil (pH of 3.7 to 5.5). Likes organic matter worked into soil. Dislikes drying out until plant firmly established, then it tolerates occasional dryness ...

From a distance the new red growth can be mistaken for flowers. The Japanese Pieris japonica is hardier than the Chinese and Himalayan species. For example, ‘White water' is a floriferous plant ...

Japanese andromeda (pieris Katsura) is a four-season shrub since this evergreen changes from green to red in the spring and ...

A few years ago, I planted 'Little Heath' in a container and was completely wowed by it. It has gone through a warm and a cold winter in a big pot and looks great. The early-spring new growth ...

What: Pieris japonica “Brookside Miniature” is a dwarf columnar lily-of-the-valley shrub with all great qualities of its larger siblings. In late winter to early spring, clusters of urn-shaped ...

Pieris japonica a.k.a the lily-of-the-valley shrub or Japanese andromeda is a favourite spring-flowering bush in many coastal gardens. Native to Japan, it grows 3 to 4 m (9 to 12 feet) high and ...