Pieris japonica Red Head (Japanese Andromeda)

Eye-catching, Pieris japonica 'Red Head' (Japanese Andromeda) is a bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub that provides desirable winter interest, abundant spring blooms and a striking foliage which emerges bright red before turning glossy, dark green. In early spring, large, clusters of pink buds open to fragrant, urn-shaped, pendulous, creamy-white flowers. Resembling Lily-of-the-Valley blossoms, the flowers contrast nicely with the shiny, dark green foliage.

• Grows up to 6-8 ft. tall and wide (180-240 cm).
• A sun to part shade lover, this plant is best grown in moist, acidic, humus-rich, well-drained soils.
• Generally pest free. Watch for leaf spot. Deer resistant
• Mass in shrub borders. Perfect as specimen plants, hedges or for foundation plantings. Great with Rhododendrons, ferns, hostas and epidemiums.
• Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer.
• Toxic by ingestion. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses, toxic to humans.
• Native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets.