pieris japonica 'mountain fire' (japanese pieris) Size:2 gallon

pieris japonica 'mountain fire' (japanese pieris) Size:2 gallonpanicles of slightly fragrant, white, bell shaped flowers new leaves emerge bright red, changing to green upright, mounding habit bloom time: april this evergreen is a hybrid cross of pieris japonica, pieris formosa and pieris floribunda zone 5 height 150 175cm spread 125 150cm colour white pieris grows best in constant moisture, (but not standing water), in a fertile soil with a low pH seed capsules should be removed to promote next year's flower

low growing with fine-textured dense branches

flat-topped clusters of white flowers

black stems

(second image courtesy of NVK nurseries

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a fertile soil with a low pH and grow best in partial shade

somewhat horizontal habit

spread 40-60cm

prune plants to the desired size or back to the old woody stems

ground cover

grows best in a moist to wet

chinese astilbe are generally more sun tolerant and require less water