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Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'

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Acid loving, red shoots medium shade, rich, acid soil. The size after 10 years is 200 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is completely hardy.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Provinciaal Domein het Leen, Eeklo, B.

Date taken : 26.04.2015

Common name : Pieris

Family : Ericaceae

© first picture : Nelleke Holtrop

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Trompenburg Tuinen en Arboretum

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Provinciaal Domein het Leen, Eeklo, B.

© picture 5 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Le Vasterival, Normandie
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993, also 3 stars (excellent) field judging by the Royal Society for Boskoop Cultures 1997

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : acid soil
planting place : needs a partially shaded place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : no special watering needs
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are narrow longitudinal
leaf size : between 3 and 5 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : april - may
hardiness : completely hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop