Valley Valentine Japanese pieris
Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Maroon
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Valley Valentine' Japanese pieris (Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine') is a shrub for borders, containers, specimen planting, and foundation planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is evergreen and has a dense, slow growing habit. Fragrant maroon flowers open in winter and spring and draw bees and butterflies.
Pairs well with Korean spice viburnum, Blue fescue, and Johnny jump up.