Taxon

Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'

Pieris japonica 'Little Heath' - Little Heath Japanese pieris
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Common name: Little Heath Japanese pieris
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A small, slow-growing, compact evergreen shrub 2-3' high and wide. New leaves are bronze-red becoming edged with white when mature. White flowers are weakly fragrant, urn-shaped in March-April. Fruits are small capsules that can persist through winter. Stems are green to yellow-green. Excellent as a specimen, in masses, or in shrub borders with other evergreens.

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2002-0142.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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