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Summary
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval.
Physical Characteristics
Pieris japonica is an evergreen Shrub growing to 4 m (13ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a slow rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
P. taiwanensis. P. yakushimensis. Andromeda japonica.
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; not Deep Shade;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
The plant is used as a pesticide and a parasiticide[174].
Special Uses
Scented Plants
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Border, Massing, Screen, Specimen, Woodland garden. Easily grown in a moist acid peaty soil but it requires a sheltered position because the young growth is easily damaged by frost[11, 182, 184, 200]. Plants grow best with a western exposure so that they are protected from morning frosts[11]. They flower more freely when grown in a sunny position[200]. Best grown in shade or semi-shade[188], they grow well in a woodland garden[200]. Dormant plants are hardy to about -20°c[184]. A very ornamental plant, there are many named varieties[182, 200]. The flowers are delicately scented[245]. A slow growing plant[200]. Plants sometimes succumb to an incurable fungal infection[200]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[200]. Special Features:Not North American native, Blooms are very showy.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - surface sow in the spring on a fine moss peat. Keep the compost moist and place the pot in a shaded part of the greenhouse[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a shady part of the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of short side branches with a heel, August/September in a frame[1]. Layering. Offsets.
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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