24+ Pieris Prelude Plant
This sweet little evergreen shrub stands about two feet tall by two feet wide and looks good all year long.
Pieris prelude plant. Pieris shrubs grow and flower best when planted in full sun or partial shade. New growth is pink and fades to deep green. Clusters of pure white flowers contrast beautifully against dark green foliage on a globe shaped form. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season s flowers. It is native to eastern china taiwan and japan where it grows in mountain thickets. Provide well drained soil rich in organic matter. Keeping pieris happy follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extensive root system.
It features drooping clusters racemes to 6 long of lily of the valley like white flowers in early spring. Pieris japonica prelude japanese pieris prelude will reach a height of 0 6m and a spread of 1m after 10 20 years. Pieris japonica prelude sku 6522 a useful dwarf selection that flowers later than other varieties. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Pieris prelude other common names pieris prelude family ericaceae genus pieris are compact evergreen shrubs with leathery dark green leaves often brightly coloured when young and. Lovely clusters of pure white flowers on short stalks shine against rich dark green foliage on a densely branched globe shaped form. Dwarf evergreen that flowers later than other varieties.
Pieris japonica is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that typically matures to 9 12 tall with a dense upright habit. Flowering later than other pieris in spring prelude covers itself in pure white urn shaped blossoms a real standout against the leaves. Prelude japanese pieris is a multi stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Serrulate oblanceolate to obovate oblong leaves to 3 5 long emerge orange bronze but mature to glossy dark green. Description pieris japonica is an evergreen shrub to small tree that grows 9 13 in the heath family ericaceae.