hen's eyes
Ardisia crenata
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pinkish-white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hen's eyes (Ardisia crenata) is a shrub for winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast to 48 to 60 inches tall and wide, with an erect habit. The evergreen leaves stay green all year, and pinkish-white flowers open in spring and summer. Birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Autumn fern, and Azalea.
Native range
Japan to Northern India.