It is a deciduous, fully hardy ornamental shrub from Japan, which is a distant relative of fetterbushes (genus Pieris). Its off-white, bell-like flowers marbled with red open in clusters of umbrella en masse in May! The foliage gets flaming red colour in autumn! It is a very attractive ornamental shrub which can grow as tall as two meters, likes nutrient-rich, slightly acidic soil (we can facilitate it by mixing brown fibrous sour peat or pine bark into the soil!) and a good water supply. Both sunny or a half-shaded place is favourable for its growing. It is not so widespread in our country (Hungary) yet, but it is strongly recommended for planting because it is a plant of very high ornamental value!
USDA Zone 6a
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Drought tolerant |  |
Shadow |
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Average water demand |  |
Half-shade |
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High water demand |  |
Sunny |
ZONE: The USDA Hardiness Zone of the plant. See the chart of USDA Hardiness Zones HERE!
SIZE: The size of the plant in centimeter.
QUALITY: For example: K1: we grow the plant in 1 liter container, CSP8x8: we grow the plant in 8x8 cm pot, SZGY: we ship the plant with bare root (carefully packed), FL: we ship the plant with root ball.
