Mountain Fire Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire'


$54.00$87.00

A popular ornamental broadleaf evergreen shrub with delicate and showy chains of small white bell-shaped flowers and fiery red emerging foliage, extremely colorful in spring; 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., Mountain Fire Japanese Pieris is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape

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., Mountain Fire Japanese Pieris will grow to be about 11 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground

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 11'Hx7'W

Flowers are white

Flowers in early spring

Zone 5a

Known to be toxic

Likes well drained soil