General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Other: Flower buds form in late summer
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Parentage: Flamingo x unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Japanese Andromeda
  • Japanese Pieris
  • Andromeda
  • Lily of the Valley Shrub

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: West Valley City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-04-05
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-03-14
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-15
Location: West Valley City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: West Valley City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-04-05
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-04-05
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-03
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-15
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-15
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-05
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-03
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-03
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-26

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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