Pieris jap. 'Katsura'
Katsura Andromeda
- Spectacular scented, colorful pink April bloom
- Incredible wine red new foliage color in May
- Thrives in partial shade
- Deer resistant
- Evergreen
- Dense, rounded form
- Shiny, deep green foliage
- New foliage emerges wine red
- Category: Shrub
- Patent: PP15,452
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Height: 4-5 ft
- Spread: 4-5 ft
- Bloom Color: Pink Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Make your landscape memorable year round with this amazing broadleaf evergreen. 'Katsura' cloaks its dense, rounded form with wide, shiny, deep green foliage and each stem is topped with a string of buds in early spring. The buds open in April to reveal scented white Lily of the Valley bells infused with pink followed by a spectacular show of wine red color on emerging new foliage in May!
Attributes
| • | Evergreen |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Flower Color
| • | Pink |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Soil Moisture
| • | Average Water |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pieris jap. 'Katsura'
Likes well-drained, moist soil, and mulch. Prune immediately after flowering in late spring by cutting branches to just above a set of leaves. Protect from winter winds.