Pieris japonica 'Valley Fire'
Pieris' Valley Fire'
Pieris is a compact, evergreen shrub, grown for the foliage, which emerges red and changes to pink, then cream, and finally to green - with other colour variations in some cultivars. The bell-shaped flowers are in clusters, and are small, usually cream or pink, and often fragrant. 'Valley Fire' has fiery red new foliage and in Spring clusters of white bell-shaped flowers.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Pieris' Valley Fire'
Latin name
Pieris japonica 'Valley Fire'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Ericaceae
ph
5.6 - 6.6 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.80 M
1.80 M
Pieris japonica 'Valley Fire'
Pieris is a compact, evergreen shrub, grown for the foliage, which emerges red and changes to pink, then cream, and finally to green - with other colour variations in some cultivars. The bell-shaped flowers are in clusters, and are small, usually cream or pink, and often fragrant. 'Valley Fire' has fiery red new foliage and in Spring clusters of white bell-shaped flowers.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
The flowers are produced in clusters and are small and cream sometimes scented.
Planting Season
From Mid Autumn TO Late Winter
Plant in a sunny or partially sheltered position. Pieris do well in acidic soil.
Propagation by Semi Hardwood Cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Propagation by Softwood Cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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