Japanese Pieris Scarlett O Hara
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Japanese pieris scarlett o hara. Japanese pieris also known as pieris japonica pee air iss jah pon ih kah andromedia or lily of the valley shrub is a low maintenance evergreen bush that thrives in part shade and provides four season interest in your garden. Scarlet o hara japanese pieris is a dense multi stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Like most azaleas pieris prefers morning sun with afternoon shade. Someon once told me that pieris japonica was their favorite shrub.
Scarlet o hara japanese pieris is a dense multi stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Scarlett o hara pieris pieris japonica cv. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. It usually grows to heights of 10 to 12 feet with a spread of 8 to 10 feet.
Plant scarlet o hara pieris in a site that provides well drained soil rich in organic matter. Pieris japonica scarlet o hara white flowers on a narrow upright growth habit pieris japonica variegata young foliage emerges red maturing to green with creamy white leaf margins pieris brouwer s beauty compact hybrid of pieris japonica and pieris floribunda which is spreading more resistant to lace bug more tolerant of alkaline soil ph and has purplish pink floral buds. I have to admit this was on of those shrubs i often just overlooked because it was planted so often by contractors in commercial landscapes or residential jobs etc. Pieris japonica scarlett o hara is.
When planting dig the hole three times as wide and no deeper than the root ball of the plant. Scarlet o hara japanese pieris growing and maintenance tips pieris grows best in constant moisture but not standing water in a fertile soil with a low ph. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Japanese andromeda pieris japonica scarlett o hara.
Seed capsules should be removed to promote next year s flower.