General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-12 feet
Plant Spread: 10-12 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Other: Flower buds form in late summer
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Japanese Andromeda
  • Japanese Pieris
  • Andromeda
  • Lily of the Valley Shrub
Also sold as:
  • Albo Marginata
  • Elegantissima
  • Variegata Nana

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Location:  Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-15
Zone 9b.
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-03-24
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-10
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-04-04

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-06-05

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