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Japanese Pieris

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

Hydrangea

Yaupon Holly

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Japanese Pieris

  • Botanical name

    Pieris japonica

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 7 (0°F).

  • Light

    Part sun

  • Height

    12' (3.7 m)

  • Habit

    Rounded

  • Feed

    Use acidic

  • Water

    Daily

  • Bloom Color

    White

  • Bloom Time

    Spring

  • Maintenance

    Apply mulch