Taxon

Pieris japonica 'Suzuki'

Pieris japonica 'Suzuki' - Suzuki Japanese pieris
Image: The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Suzuki Japanese pieris
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: Species native to e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A compact, evergreen shrub forming a mounded shape to only 2-3' tall and wide. Young leaves take on beautiful shades of bronze-red to reddish green. As leaves mature, they appear lustrous dark green and maintain this color throughout summer. Flowers open in early spring (March/April) as pendulous racemes of white, urn-shaped florets, 3-6" long.

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2015-0845.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2015-0845.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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