Japanese Pieris Valley Rose Live Plant Evergreen Shrub 20 to 25″ 1 Gallon Pot

Enhance Your Garden with a Beautiful Evergreen Shrub

This live evergreen shrub is a highly ornamental broadleaf plant, treasured for its delicate pink bell-shaped flowers and vibrant emerging foliage. This variety brings year-round color, texture, and a distinguished form to any landscape. Thriving in moist, organic, and acidic soils, this shrub requires regular watering, especially during warmer months.

In early spring, this evergreen shrub showcases dainty chains of rose-colored, bell-shaped flowers that dangle gracefully beneath its branches. Its attractive dark green evergreen foliage emerges in a rich burgundy hue, adding a touch of elegance to your garden. The glossy, narrow leaves remain a deep green throughout the winter, providing enduring beauty. This breathtakingly beautiful evergreen flowering shrub provides year-round color, texture, and distinguished form in the landscape.

In late summer, chains of bead-like, deep pink flower buds begin to form at the ends of branches, providing winter interest and contrast to the evergreen foliage. Then, in early spring, these buds open to dainty, bell-shaped, pink flowers that are produced in such abundance they nearly cover the foliage. Following the early spring bloom, colorful orange-bronze new leaves emerge that mature to a handsome and glossy deep green for the rest of the year. Growing to a height and width of 4 to 5 feet over time, this evergreen shrub is perfect as an accent plant or in groupings within shady to partially shaded landscape and woodland borders.

It’s also well-suited for home foundation plantings and smaller container gardens. This plant adds a fine touch to woodland, Asian-themed, and cottage gardens. This evergreen shrub is easy to grow in moist, well-drained, acidic soil rich in organic matter. Incorporate organic compost into heavy clay or poor native soils. Site in morning sun with afternoon shade, or all-day filtered or dappled sunlight. Avoid direct afternoon sun for optimal growth. Each plant is around 20-25 inches tall and comes ready for planting. Plants are shipped without the container, securely wrapped for safe delivery.

Benefits:

• Year-round visual interest with colorful foliage and flowers
• Versatile use in various garden settings
• Easy to grow in suitable soil conditions

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the mature size of this evergreen shrub? It typically grows to be 4 to 5 feet tall and equally wide.
• What are the ideal growing conditions for this shrub? It prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soil and partial shade.
• How often should I water this plant? Water regularly, especially during hot weather, to keep the soil consistently moist.
• Does this plant ship in a container? No, the plant ships without a container, but it’s securely wrapped.
• Is this evergreen shrub suitable for container gardens? Yes, its smaller size makes it ideal for container gardening.