Photo: Pieris japonica 'variegata'
Photo:Pieris Japonica 'kasura'PLANT OF THE WEEK
Inishowen is awash with the glorious colours of the pieris this month. These are splendid shrubs and will be a success in gardens where rhododendrons thrive. The evergreen foliage is dense and the new growth has glorious shades of reds, pink oranges and yellows. The most common plant which does well around here is the “Forest Flame” but you can get other types which do equally as well such as P. forrestii or P.japoica but these are generally grown for their lily of the valley type flowers instead of the bright leaves. If you have one of these shrubs they are generally maintenance free but if your soil is a bit alkaline, they would like a mulch of peat about now to balance the soil out for them in the coming months
Horticultural.
Inishowen is awash with the glorious colours of the pieris this month. These are splendid shrubs and will be a success in gardens where rhododendrons thrive. The evergreen foliage is dense and the new growth has glorious shades of reds, pink oranges and yellows. The most common plant which does well around here is the “Forest Flame” but you can get other types which do equally as well such as P. forrestii or P.japoica but these are generally grown for their lily of the valley type flowers instead of the bright leaves. If you have one of these shrubs they are generally maintenance free but if your soil is a bit alkaline, they would like a mulch of peat about now to balance the soil out for them in the coming months
Horticultural.
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