• Eventual height: 2.5m
  • Eventual spread: 2.5m

Pieris japonica 'Valley Valentine'

lily-of-the-valley shrub

5 year guarantee RHS award of garden merit Perfect for pollinators
20% OFF early spring interest
2 litre pot £24.99 £19.99
PL00080417
£24.99 £19.99
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  • 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
  • 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 ericaceous compost when planting and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of composted pine needles or bark 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.
  • Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
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