Pieris japonica “Dorothy Wyckoff”

Andromeda- Japanese

                                     ID#  860

 

Stonehenge

 
 

Additional Information: purchased from Southern States. Carrboro, NC

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 5-6  ft x 4-6 ft

PLANT TYPE: evergreen shrub

GROWTH RATE: slow

TEXTURE: medium to fine

LIGHT: Full sun to part shade

WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought

SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Eastern NC.

BLOOMS: Purplish-red buds open to pale pink flowers, later turning white in early spring. Like bunches of tiny bells draping from the pinacle of branches.

FRUIT  AND  SEED: N/A

KEY FEATURES: Foliage is dark, glossy green, bronze to red when young.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge

    Planted on specimen to verify that Deer do not eat this plant.

‘Dorothy Wycoff' is a dense, compact evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves which turn red in the fall. The red buds open to pinkish/white flowers in early spring. Does well in sun or part shade.

March  2014

March 2014

March 2014

March 2014