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Giant Pieris


Giant Pieris (Pieris japonica (Lily of the valley bush))

...now stands approx 8ft



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Wow, I find them so slow to grow, how old is yours?
Thanks!

28 Apr, 2009

 

That looks so lovely! Has it finished flowering?

28 Apr, 2009

 

Good colour on this...
I guess planted in the acidic "strip" of your garden ?

28 Apr, 2009

 

well yes i gues so TT, it was this bush that made me think i had acid soil in the first place before i did any tests. and yes it is stunning at the moment Barb, the flowers are nearly all finished but we now have all these wonderful shades of leaves. and Michaella - your gues is as good as mine, i have been here 3 years and i would imagine from the size of the trunk on it - it has been here for a while. i think it also depends on the variety, some are dwarf anyway, it has grown about a foot since i have been here, but i did take out some of the lower branches to get rid of some dead wood which has proberly given it a growth spert.

28 Apr, 2009

 

Wonderful.

28 Apr, 2009

 

oh yes it really is - even if i do say so myself lol

29 Apr, 2009

 

Lovely, they are such versatile plants, as long as they have the right soil, I grow several different varieties in our woodland area.

2 May, 2009

 

they are one of my favorites, i have never been able to grow them before, but low and behold i found this under loads of weeds when we moved here 3 years ago, so you can imagine my delight! - now i have filled up on Rhododendrons too :-)

4 May, 2009

 

You were lucky.

7 May, 2009

 

I know was meant to be :-)

8 May, 2009



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