Buy Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'

Also Known As

Little Heath Japanese Pieris
Little Heath Lily Of The Valley

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 2'-4'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

5a-9b

6-9 inch | $34.75

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Pieris japonica 'Little Heath' plant details

Pieris japonica 'Little Heath' is a slow-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with green, pink, variegated and white foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - bright shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green, pink, variegated and white
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 2 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: compact, firescaping/fire wise, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Pieris japonica 'Little Heath' is a beautiful evergreen shrub with creamy white margins on its leaves and mahogany-red new growth. White, urceolate flowers are borne on racemes in early spring. Keep evenly moist and sheltered from desiccating winds.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Tiny evergreen leaves edged with silver have a lovely pink tinge when young. Winter flower buds are sprays of rose-pink that open to be profuse small white bells in spring. This adorable 2' mounding shrub looks great year-round and is a favorite for rock gardens or small scale landscapes. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

This wonderful smallish shrub has small green foliage with a cream margin. We say smallish because we originally read it could get 2' tall. Our plant is more like 8'. Are we too kind to the plant? Our plant blooms only sporadically each spring! Makes an attractive sort of bonsai effect as it ages.

By: Gossler Farms

A small shrub with yellow-green variegation on the green/gray leaves that brightens up shady areas. Dramatic new foliage of pink. Produces small bell shape white flowers.

By: Maples N More Nursery

A fine evergreen dwarf with narrow 1.5 inch long green leaves edged with silvery-white. New growth is a rich mahogany-red. Small, fragrant white flowers appear on pendulous racemes in early spring. Sometimes incorrectly sold as P. 'Little Heath Variegata'. Dwarf upright shrub reaching 3 feet. Grow in light shade to full sun in moist well-drained soils. USDA Zone: 5-8

By: Bloom River Gardens

Pink-red new growth ages to green and white. White bell flowers early spring, evergreen. Zones 5-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

This plant has smaller, less shiny green leaves edged in creamy white, a very sophisticated Pieris, variegated, but not in your face. Very slow growing, compact to 3'. White flowers. Does fine in full sun and almost full shade.