Description
xDeep red new growth in spring, cascading white spring bells, and glossy evergreen leaves that hold the garden through winter.
Scarlet O'Hara Pieris (Pieris japonica 'Scarlett O'Hara') is a broadleaf evergreen shrub prized for two seasons of color on one plant. In early spring, drooping clusters of small, urn-shaped white flowers open along the branch tips like strings of tiny lanterns, while the emerging foliage flushes a striking bronze-red before maturing to deep, lustrous green. Reaching a substantial 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide with a moderate growth rate, it builds into an upright, well-clothed form that reads as refined and architectural rather than fussy. The evergreen leaves give structure all year, making it a dependable anchor for shaded and part-sun beds.
Why growers choose the Scarlet O'Hara Pieris
- Two-season color. Spring brings both cascading white blooms and fiery red new growth, so the show starts well before most shrubs wake up.
- Evergreen all year. Glossy, leathery foliage holds through winter, giving the garden bones when deciduous neighbors are bare.
- Cold-hardy and adaptable. Reliable in USDA zones 5 through 8, it shrugs off real winters while thriving in full to part sun.
- Deer tend to pass it by. Like other pieris, it is generally avoided by browsing deer, a real advantage in rural and wooded lots.
- Early nectar for pollinators. The spring bells are an early-season food source for bees emerging from winter.
Use it as a four-season foundation planting beneath windows, as a privacy-minded evergreen screen along a property line, or woven into a shaded mixed border alongside other acid-lovers like azaleas, rhododendrons, and camellias for a layered woodland look.
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