Flaming Silver Japanese Pieris              pi-ER-is ja-PON-i-ca

• Broadleaf evergreen, variegated shrub, small, slow growing, to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall in 10 years, similar width.  New leaves bright red, becoming pink and finally green with silvery-white edges, the color of the young leaves contrast with the green of older leaves.   White flowers appear with the young leaves.
• Sun to part shade.  Best in moist, well-drained, acid soil with ample organic matter.  However, not as demanding for acid soil as many other ericaceous plants.  Responds to fertilization, especially in high rainfall areas.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden.