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Pieris
Andromedas, Fetterbushes
Origin: Native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern North America and Cuba.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Pieris |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 1– 6 metres |
| Spread |
| 0.9 – 3.0 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Broad-leaved evergreen shrubs growing to 1 – 6 metres tall and 0.9 – 3.0 metres wide. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a shady spot, sheltered from drying, winter winds. They prefer acid soil, and should be mulched once per year. |
| Shape |
| Rounded. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Pieris lacebug, a leaf spot and phytophthora root. |
| 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. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer. |
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