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fetter bush

Pieris floribunda

Low MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Pieris
Family: Ericaceae
Common Names: fetterbush, mountain fetterbush

About this plant

A slow-growing evergreen shrub to around 2m high, with a dense, rounded habit and slightly toothed, ovate to lance-shaped glossy green leaves. Stems and leaf margins are slightly bristly. Upright clusters of small, scented, urn-shaped white flowers are borne at the tips of the stems in spring

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well drained, acid soil; will not tolerate chalk soils or waterlogging. Position in full sun or light shade, with protection from cold, drying winds, and mulch annually in autumn

Pruning

Minimal pruning required, see pruning group 8 (evergreens)

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer. Some bottom heat may be required

Pests

May be susceptible to pieris lacebug

Diseases

May be susceptible to Phytophthora root rot, and to fungal leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years