FIRE N ICE Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'FIRE N ICE'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
Garden uses
Notes
'Fire N ICE' Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica 'Fire N ICE') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil. It grows slowly into a dense, evergreen mound, and fragrant flowers open from early to late spring. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Christmas fern, Earth Angel hosta, and Queen of Night tulip.