| Description | Forest Flame Pieris (Pieris japonica) A hybrid Pieris with colorful foliage and white flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (pie-ER-is)(ja-PON-i-cum) |
| Plant Type | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part shade, more shade needed in warmer hardiness zones |
| Moisture | aveage, medium moist |
| Soil & Site | humusy, rich moisture retentive, acidic |
| Flowers | white, urn shaped (urceolate), borne on pendulous racemes |
| Leaves | whorls,new foliage emerging flame red, fading to creamy pink, than dark green |
| Dimensions | 4-7 by 4-7 feet (HS), larger sizes reached in the warmer ends of its hardiness zone, upright growth habit |
| Maintenance | Remove spent flower clusters immediately after flowering. New flower buds are set in the late spring for next year. |
| Author's Notes | Pieris is not a plant that I widely see growing or sold in my area zone #5. (South eastern Wisconsin or northern Illinois USA). The ones that I have seen were container grown and taken in during the winter. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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