PIERIS are easy-to-grow, cold hardy, evergreen shrubs whose dark, fingered foliage is attractive year round. The plants develop into well-branched and well-furnished, more or less rounded shrubs with two main colourful features, as well as other attributes.
In winter and early spring, all pieris develop branched clusters of buds, the red-tinted varieties being especially pretty. Then, in spring, the buds open to nodding white flowers, very like those of lily-of-the-valley, although some are blushed, pink or red.
At the same time, many varieties of pieris feature new growth that is bright-red or richly bronzed, often emerging at the same time as the white flowers, creating a striking spring picture.
