A little ray of sunshine by petercp

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 11, 2009

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Pieris japonica Description: An evergreen Japanese native shrub to 2-3m (6-10') tall. It has deep green leaves, often with reddish copper new growth. The flowers are small and waxy, and range in colour from ivory white to deep pinky red and almost purple. Some varieties have extremely long, graceful tassels. There are many cultivars available including variegated forms such as 'Variegata', and 'Christmas Cheer', the variety featured in our segment, which has early pale pink flowers. It had been raining on and off all day and then the sun came out, my opportunity for a quick picture! Better viewed up close. Thanks so much for all your comments they are most welcome!