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Site Requirements/ Soil tolerances: prefers a moist, well-drained, cool, organic, acidic soil. It grows best in locations sheltered from wind with some afternoon shade but full sun can also be tolerated.
General Culture: Mulch heavily with pine needles and/or leaves. Japanese pieris blooms on the previous season's growth, so you should not prune in winter because the flower buds have already formed; instead, prune soon after blooming. If the fruits are allowed to develop there may be fewer flowers the following year, so cut off spent flowers right away, and Japanese pieris will produce more flowers the next year.
Uses: Use this¿shrub in a woodland, rock garden, container, shrub border or as a foundation plant. Effective when mixed with other broadleaf evergreens, especially rhododendrons which share the same acidic soil preference. Deer resistant.Sowing Japanese pieris Seeds:
The seeds of Japanese Andromeda are extremely tiny.
Light, warmth and moisture enhance germination.
Germination: Surface Sow. Requires light for germination.