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| Pieris japonica - Japanese Pieris |
| Family |
Ericaceae |
| Botanical Name |
Pieris japonica |
| Common Name |
Japanese Pieris, Andromeda |
| Size |
3 - 4(6)' high typical, may become as much as 9 -12' tall
with 6-8' spread. |
| Hardiness |
Zone 4b - 7 |
| Culture |
Requires moist, well-drained, acidic, and organic soils; protect
from winter and summer elements. |
| Ornamental Value |
White flowers on pendulous, racemose panicles; red new growth;
evergreen foliage |
| Landscape Use |
Use as a specimen, in a shrub border, especially for shaded
locations. |
| Key Identifying Characteristics |
Pendulous flower buds, flowers or seed pods; alternate, simple,
evergreen, oblanceolate foliage. |
| Notable Cultivars |
'Mountain Fire', 'Dorothy Wycoff', 'Valley Rose' |
| Campus Location |
Ag: , |
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