Pieris japonica 'Snowdrift'

Also Known As

Pieris 'Snowdrift'
Snowdrift Andromeda

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Pieris japonica 'Snowdrift' plant details

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pieris japonica 'Snowdrift'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: compact, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pieris japonica 'Snowdrift'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Galanthus 'Jaquenetta' is an excellent Greatorex double snowdrop with rounded outer petals often with faint green striping and a dense mass of of green-marked inner petals. Snowdrops are a harbinger of spring that bloom in late winter, often breaking thro

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Very heavy blooming with larger and ?more erect panicles... of beautiful lily-of-the-valley like white flowers? (Hillier); perhaps not as hardy as Pieris japonica. PSh-Sh/M/Acid

By: Forestfarm

A dense, compact shrub with dark green foliage and long panicles of snow-white blooms. Flowering is heavy in early spring, so the name is on the mark.