Forget the hydrangeas. This shrub blooms in the sun and in the shade and is more beautiful than roses

Pieris is beautiful and undemanding

Of course, the hydrangeas are extremely beautiful and attracting their huge flowers downright. Gardeners also know it, so they sell them beautifully blooming, often fertilizers colored in blue. However, hydrangeas are far from the only bushes to make your garden special. Which other shrub deserves your attention?

You can see the Japanese Pieris in many gardens and it is definitely not new in our country. It is a tree that deserves attention and perhaps a place in your garden.

If a Pieris is a neighbor or friend, you can try to grow it from cuttings. How to find out in the following post from the Garden Grow Good.

Colorful plethora of flowers, leaves and additions

Do you know Pieris? It blooms in spring with overhanging grapes of small flowers that resemble lily of the valley.
His flowers are truly beautiful cascades of small bells. The flowers are typically white, pink or purple.

Pieris is also very decorated with its leaf. Spring flowering will replace the view of beautiful decorative leaves and color increases. Especially in the spring, there will also be shoots that have a significantly different shade than other leaves. They are mostly colored in bronze or red.

Pieris remains dark green and thick during the summer and winter. Some species, however, are panic, which is very beautiful. Light striped leaves are very striking and among the surrounding greenery they look fairy -tale, like some exotic plant.

The Japanese Pieris is an undemanding ornamental shrub that is perfectly suited to the shade, but also for the sun. It is an evergreen shrub that requires minimal care.

Ideal conditions for growing pieris

Although it is ideal for Pieris, it will grow well in the sun or in the shade. The soil prefers to be acidic, or with a pH rather lower. It is therefore suitable to fertilize it fertilizers for rhododendrons, cranberries and blueberries, which also require more acidic pH.

The watering needs regular, however, if you place it in the shade, it often has enough moisture and you do not have to take care of it. Fertilization is especially suitable in spring, when it blooms, namely fertilizers for heath plants. They are acidic, just like Pieris.

You don’t have to worry about Pieris even in winter. It usually handles temperatures up to -20 ° C. However, young plants should be protected from winter before they are well rooted and really durable.

Unlike the hydrangeas of Pieris, it does not lose leaves and is very decorated throughout the year. Because it is a slightly poisonous shrub, even deer and hare do not destroy it.

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