22+ Variegated Pieris Varieties

Piers japonica is available in a number of pieris variegated forms including p.

Variegated pieris varieties. This variety is synonymous with the 20th century cultivar white rim and is the only variegated pieris in cultivation. Use it to brighten up a shady location. New leaves emerge coppery red. Japonica introduced in 1784 as andromeda japonica. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. This is the best variegated cultivar of pieris japonica as it is resistant to sun damage and is the most cold hardy. Its parent species is p.

Japonica little heath very slow. Some varieties have variegated foliage. Its leaves are dark green and glossy with bright white margins which turn pink in autumn. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8 including dorothy wyckoff mountain fire hardy in. They will grow in deep shade but generally do not flower as well and the new foliage growth is usually not as brilliant. Most pieris japonica types have drooping white flowers. The plant was first collected and described by noted physician carl thunberg while working for the dutch east india company in japan.

Pieris shrubs grow and flower best when planted in full sun or partial shade. Among the more than 40 varieties of japanese pieris several are hardy in u s. Pieris japonica commonly known as japanese pieris or lily of the valley shrub is a broadleaf evergreen shrub full of colorful surprises. Well drained for growing pieris is a moist but well drained acid soil. Pieris japonica variegata other names. Japonica gold rim mid olive green foliage pink when young and then the deeper green flushed with pale golden. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.

Play off the delicate evergreen foliage of variegated lily of the valley shrub against coarser plants such as rhododendrons or other bolder variegated plants. Japonica variegata a small growing form with white flowers. The show stopping flowers are the real star and what makes this plant unique being the first ever variegated pieris variety to carry the masses of lily of the valley like flowers in deep red purple. These dwarf evergreen shrubs are good plants for coastal gardens. It is a colored form of pieris japonica. Pieris japonica variegata variegated japanese pieris is a shrub or a small tree up to 13 1 feet 4 m tall. Newer varieties have showy red or pink flowers.