Pieras mountain flame

donnawoodley64

hi I would like some advice on my pieras. We inherited it from my mum and it was in a pot. The pot was bulging so we replanted in ecicacius compost in a sunny area but it looks a bit sad. Leaves are drooping and the red has dried out some also flowers have dropped . Im so sad please help 😢

Pianoplayer

Hi - I think moving it from a pot was a good idea. However, it will need lots of watering in, especially if it was pot-bound - we've had virtually no rain at all, so make sure you give it a really good soak once or twice a week (rather than a small amount of water on the surface). Also, we've had terrible late frosts - I think that may well have damaged the new red foliage. I know on mine, about 30% of the new young shoots have gone brown from the frost. Probably damaged the flowers as well.

Hopefully it will settle down in its new spot - give it some feed for acid plants, and keep an eye on the watering. Good luck.

donnawoodley64

Thanks so much, will water it in well and keep an eye in it. Its a lovely well established plant would be such a shame if it died 😢