Japanese Pieris

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This evergreen shrub with dark foliage and fragrant flower clusters is very effective as a landscape accent, mass planting, or combined with azalea and rhododendron. Leaves turn bronze with cold weather. Adapts to full sun or shade. Prefers acid (sour) to slightly alkaline (sweet) soil. Deer resistant.

Companion Plants

Azalea

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Azalea

Flowering, broad-leaved shrub produces masses of spectacular flower clusters. Glossy foliage is evergreen. Beautiful at woodland's edge or as a specimen. Growth becomes more open in deeper shade. Prune in spring after flowering. Prefers rich, acid (sour) soil.

Hydrangea

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Hydrangea

Showy flowers make a stunning display in shaded gardens or mixed shrub plantings. Beautiful in flower arrangements, fresh or dried. A striking accent or specimen.

Yaupon Holly

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Yaupon Holly

Broadleaf evergreen shrub. Dwarf spreading habit with tiny, lustrous leaves. Self-fruiting form. Red fruit ripens in fall.

Details

Common name

Japanese Pieris

Botanical name

Pieris japonica

Zone

USDA 4 - 7

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Bloom color

White

Bloom time

spring

Light

part sun

Height

12' (3.7 m)

Habit

rounded

Water

daily

Feed

use acidic

Maintenance

apply mulch