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Pieris japonica ‘Variegata’
Brighten shaded areas of your garden with the attractive Pieris japonica ‘Variegata’, a compact evergreen shrub that provides reliable year-round colour. Its glossy green leaves are beautifully edged with creamy-white margins, creating a striking contrast that adds light and texture to borders, containers, or woodland-style plantings. In spring, the shrub is adorned with elegant clusters of creamy white, bell-shaped flowers that enhance its refined appearance.
‘Variegata’ has a naturally neat, bushy habit, making it ideal for smaller gardens, patios, or mixed shrub displays. Easy to care for, it thrives in partial shade and moist, acidic, well-drained soil, rewarding you with seasonal charm and dependable structure year after year.
Key Features:
- Foliage: Evergreen leaves with bright creamy-white variegation.
- Flowers: Graceful clusters of white, bell-shaped blooms in spring.
- Best Placement: Excellent for shaded borders, containers, or woodland gardens.
- Seasonal Interest: Year-round foliage colour with spring flowers.
- Care Requirements: Low-maintenance; thrives in partial shade with moist, acidic, well-drained soil.
Add brightness and structure to your garden with Pieris ‘Variegata’ — a versatile evergreen shrub that brings elegance in every season.
Plant Details
| Mature Height | 1.5–2.5m |
|---|---|
| Mature Spread | 1.5–2.5m |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Acidic· Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 2.5m high· 2.5m wide
- Flowering
- White
- Foliage
- evergreen
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