February 7, 2012 – 10:52 am | 2 Comments

Virtues: We love ‘Lizzano’ and ‘Terenzo’ tomatoes for their tasty fruit, high yield, disease resistance and their growing habit. Both are cherry tomatoes with a compact size that makes them perfect for containers or small …

Read the full story »

Create Your Dream GardenCreate Your Dream Garden

Sign up for Horticulture's weekly Smart Gardening eNewsletter and get a FREE six-month subscription to
Garden Logic's online garden design program!

Horticulture

SAVE 58%


 Current Issue »
Weekly Tips

Get Smart Gardening tips and advice right here, right now.

Plants

Grow edibles and ornamentals successfully—here's how.

Regions

Find region-specific gardening info here.

Gardening Blogs

Connect with Team Horticulture and The Landless Gardener.

Gardens/Gardeners

Visit private gardens and meet the gardeners who grow them.

Home » Plants We Love

Plants We Love: Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica)

Submitted by on December 7, 2009 – 12:12 amOne Comment

Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica)Plant name: Japanese pieris or lily of the valley shrub

Botanical name: Pieris japonica

Height: 10-12 feet (3-3.6 m)

Spacing: 10-12 feet (3-3.6 m)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4b to 8b

Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade, Light Shade

Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color: White/Near White

Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring

Foliage: Evergreen, Bronze-Green Shiny/Glossy-Textured

Other Details: Flowers are fragrant. Plant is deer-resistant.

Soil pH Requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Propagation Methods: From semi-hardwood cuttings

Information courtesy of Dave’s Garden Image courtesy of academic encyclopedia

Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

One Comment »

Leave a comment!

Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS.

Be nice. Keep it clean. Stay on topic. No spam.

You can use these tags:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

This is a Gravatar-enabled weblog. To get your own globally-recognized-avatar, please register at Gravatar.