Pieris japonica

Common name: Japanese pieris

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Mountain Fire’ ‘Red Mill’ ‘Nocturne’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-8

Mature height and spread:  9-12ft; 6-8ft

Form: evergreen shrub

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: medium moisture, well-drained soil ; full sun to part shade.

Leaf arrangement: serrulate, obovate, glossy dark green leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): white flower in cluster

Limitations: spent flowers should be removed immediately after bloom

Suitable uses:  mass, group or specimen; foundation, borders

Quick ID description:  serrulate, obovate, white, cluster

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