1. BOTANICAL NAME
PIERIS JAPONICA

2. PRONUNCIATION
Pei - AIR - iss jah - PON - i - kah

3. COMMON NAME
Japanese Andromeda

5. FAMILY
Ericaceae

6. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
Height 4’ - 6’
Width 4’ - 6’
Upright/Spreading

8. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Alternate and simple

9. LEAF
Elliptical
Length 1 1/2” - 3”
Width 3/4”

10. MARGIN
Serrated

11. VEINS
Pinnate

13. FLOWER
Spring
White or pink panicle depending on cultivar

15. FRUIT
Fall
Capsule
Brown

17. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

18. GROWTH
Slow

19. USE
Specimen
Foundation
Border

20. DESCRIPTION
Leaf tips may be red like Photinia

23. DESCRIPTION

24. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Plant shallow in clay soil

25. PROBLEMS
Lace bugs

26. ZONES
5 - 8

27. NATIVE OF:
Japan