| General Description | Broad-leaved evergreen shrubs growing to 1 – 6 metres tall and 0.9 – 3.0 metres wide. |
| Shape | Rounded.
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| Propagation | By softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer. |
| Cultivation | Grow in a shady spot, sheltered from drying, winter winds. They prefer acid soil, and should be mulched once per year. |
| Pests | Pieris lacebug, a leaf spot and phytophthora root.
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| Leaf Description | spirally arranged, often appearing to be in whorls at the end of each shoot with bare stretches of shoot below; they are lanceolate-ovate, 2–10 cm long and 1.0–3.5 cm broad, leathery textured, and with an entire or serrated margin. The young leaves in spring are typically brightly coloured. |
| Flower Description | Bell-shaped, 5–15 mm long, white or pink, and arranged in racemes 5–12 cm long. |
| Fruit Description | A woody capsule which splits into five sections to release the numerous small seeds. |