Pieris japonica Katsura

Pieris japonica Katsura racemesPieris japonica 'Katsura' boasts large glossy evergreen leaves with eye-catching wine red new growth, changing to green with age. The Pieris Katsura's lovely rose-coloured flowers cascade over the foliage in the spring creating many seasons of interest. Pieris 'Katsura' was actually an accidental discovery, on a wooded hillside near a Shinto Temple. Pieris Katsura is perfect for patio planters, a partly shady shrub border or woodland garden.

Pieris Katsura growing information

Pieris japonica KatsuraBotanical Name: Pieris japonica 'Katsura'
Other names: Japanese pieris
Genus: Pieris
Variety or Cultivar: Katsura
Info: Pieris japonica 'Katsura' is a medium, dome-shaped, evergreen shrub with red leaves in spring that turn to long, lustrous, dark green leaves. It flowers freely producing arching racemes of rose-coloured, bell-shaped flowers in spring.

  • Cultivation: Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, acidic soil in full sun to partial shade. May need protection in winter until established.
  • Suggested uses: Architectural, Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Woodland
  • Soil types: Loamy, Sandy
  • Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
  • Soil pH: Acid
  • Light: Partial Shade, Full Sun
  • Exposure: Sheltered
  • Specific pest(s): Lacebugs
  • Specific diseases(s): Leaf spot, Phytophthora root diseases
  • Propagation method(s): Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
  • Pieris japonica 'Katsura' is: Evergreen
  • Flower: Pale-pink in Spring
  • Foliage: Red-maroon in Spring; Dark-green in All seasons
  • Habit: Compact
  • Ultimate height: 1 meter
  • Ultimate spread: 1 meter
  • Time to maturity: 10-20 years

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Admin