Overview

Pieris japonica 'Spring Candy' is a bushy shrubs in the genus Pieris, part of the Ericaceae family, with evergreen foliage. Pieris japonica 'Spring Candy' grows best in full sun and partial shade, and tolerates loam and sand soils and acid pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H5. Suggested uses include city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal garden, low maintenance and flower borders and beds.

About

Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets.

About the genus

Pieris is a genus of seven species of shrubs in the flowering plant family Ericaceae, native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern North America and Cuba. Known commonly in North America as andromedas or fetterbushes, they are broad-leaved evergreen shrubs growing to 1–6 metres (3–20 ft) tall and 0.9–3.0 m (3–10 ft) wide. The leaves are spirally arranged, often appearing to be in whorls at the end of each shoot with bare stretches of shoot below; they are lanceolate-ovate, 2–10 cm (1–4 in) long and 1.0–3.5 cm broad, leathery textured, and with an entire or serrated margin.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Pieris

Sunlight

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil type

Loam, Sand

Soil pH

Acid

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Aspect

South-facing, West-facing, East-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H5

Plant details

Pieris japonica 'Spring Candy' size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Shrubs

Habit

Bushy

Foliage

Evergreen

Suggested uses

City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Low Maintenance, Flower borders and beds

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Pieris japonica 'Spring Candy'

Propagation

Softwood cuttings in early summer, Semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pest resistance

Pieris lacebug

Disease resistance

Honey fungus, Phytophthora root rot, Fungal leaf spot

Frequently asked questions