Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'

lily-of-the-valley shrub

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained acid soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: slow-growing
• Flowering period: March to May
• Flower colour: deep pink
• Other features: glossy, dark green leaves
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  An unusual and long-flowering variety of pieris with deep pink, almost red, spring flowers and glossy, dark green leaves. This compact, rounded, evergreen shrub is perfect for a partly shady shrub border or woodland garden with moist, well-drained acid soil. To protect the handsome foliage from frost-damage shade from the early morning sun.
  
  
• Garden care: Add composted pine needles or peat when planting. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of composted pine needles or peat each year around the base of the plant in early spring. Remove the faded flower-heads in late spring along with any frost-damaged foliage.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 4m
  • Eventual Spread: 3m
  Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine' - lily-of-the-valley shrub long-flowering variety with deep pink, nearly red flowers