Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Sarabande' Ericaceae

Other names

Lily-Of-The-Valley Bush

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Source of plant

Meadowbrook/We-Du Natives

Description

Plant compact, dome shaped, 100cm high, 120cm spread, very free-flowering. Foliage 7cm long, 3cm wide, dense, fairly small dull dark green with paler midrib. Inflorescence 12cm long, 12cm wide, laxly held with c.30 flowers. Corolla 1cm long, 0.5cm wide, white, sepals and pedicel very pale greenish yellow (6D).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

winter interest, fragrance, flowering season