pieris japonica 'mountain fire' (japanese pieris)
$53.95
- panicles 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
- young plants can benefit from protection (burlap wrap) against drying, winter winds and winter sun in an exposed location
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- deer resistant
- fragrant
- evergreen
- rock garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)