PIERIS japonica 'LITTLE HEATH VARIEGATA'

Japanese Andromeda 'Little Heath', Pieris 'Little Heath'

PIERIS japonica 'LITTLE HEATH VARIEGATA'

Japanese Andromeda 'Little Heath', Pieris 'Little Heath'

Evergreen ericaceous compact shrub, variegated leaves, bronze young growth, white flowers.
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  • Maintenance advice : Maintain a moist soil by watering regularly during summer and limit evaporation by laying straw at the base.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder P. Foley, Little Heath Nursery (GB) around 1967
  • Use group : Heathland plants
  • Height at 10 years : 0,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 0,5 m
  • Growth : Slow
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Variegated green white
  • Colour of flowers : White
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Border
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Compact and near dwarf plant, ideal for containers, flowerbeds, borders and rock gardens. Decorative all year, good for small gardens. The young shoots are red and coppery-pink. The small variegated leaves are grey-green and white. The winter flower buds in December, are light pink and will bloom into bunches of little white bells from February to April.