Dorothy Wyckoff Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'


$54.00

A highly ornamental broadleaf evergreen shrub, prized for its delicate and showy chains of pink-cream bell-shaped flowers and reddish emerging foliage, a dense and compact variety; performs best in moist, organic and acidic soils

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Features and Growing Tips

Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.

Landscape Qualities

but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition., Dorothy Wyckoff Japanese Pieris is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape

Ornamental Qualities

Dorothy Wyckoff Japanese Pieris features dainty chains of pink bell-shaped flowers with creamy white overtones hanging below the branches in early spring

Planting and Growing

and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more., Dorothy Wyckoff Japanese Pieris will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front

acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, but will die in standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets., This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to partial shade

Deer Resistant

Keep moisture level moist

Mature Size 5'Hx4'W

Flowers are pink

Flowers in early spring

Zone 4b

Known to be toxic

Likes well drained soil