Pieris Brouwers Beauty (Japanese Andromeda)
An excellent choice for the landscape, Pieris ‘Brouwer’s Beauty’ is a dense, compact, evergreen shrub that provides desirable winter interest, abundant spring blooms and a delightful foliage which holds its color across the seasons.
An excellent choice for the landscape, Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty' is a dense, compact, evergreen shrub that provides desirable winter interest, abundant spring blooms and a delightful foliage which holds its color across the seasons. It features deep purplish red flower buds in winter, which contrast nicely with the shiny, dark green foliage, transitioning to a profusion of urn-shaped, pendulous, creamy white flowers held in horizontal trusses at the tips of the branches. Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty' is a charming hybrid between Pieris floribunda, from eastern North America, and Pieris japonica, from Japan.
- Dense and compact, this slow-growing shrub typically grows 5-7 ft tall (150-210 cm) with a spread of 5-8 ft. (150-240 cm).
- A sun to part shade lover, this plant is best grown in moist, acidic, organically enriched, well-drained soils.
- Winner of the Cary Award which recognizes plants that are particularly adequate for New England, offer superior landscape appeal, are winter hardy in zone 5 or colder and are pest resistant.
- Deer resistant
- Mass in mixed shrub borders. Perfect as specimen plants, hedges or for foundation plantings. Great with Rhododendrons, ferns, hostas and epidemiums.
- Toxic by ingestion. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses, toxic to humans.
Requirements
Hardiness | 5 – 8 |
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Heat Zones | 6 – 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Plant Type | Shrubs |
Plant Family | Pieris |
Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Early,Mid)Winter |
Height | 5' – 7' (150cm – 210cm) |
Spread | 5' – 8' (150cm – 240cm) |
Spacing | 60″ – 96″ (150cm – 240cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen |
Tolerance | Deer |
Garden Uses | Banks and Slopes, Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |