Plant identification please

Jo Stephenson

Hi guys,

I have a beautiful very tall plant (approx 12 feet tall) in my garden but I have no idea what it is....any ideas please?

 

punkdoc

It is a Pieris. It should have beautiful young red leaves fairly soon.

Jo Stephenson

Yes it does. I remember that last year when we first moved in. That's great thank you. Is there anything I should know? It seems to look after itself and the bees love it.

Petethegardener

Pieris, like acid soil same as Rhododendrons 

keepitlive

Pieris 'Forest Flame'

If it seems happy then it's probably in the right place. Ideal requirements are a sheltered site in shade or part-shade in moist, peaty, acid soil.

Cut off any frost-damaged spring shoots as soon as possible. Dead-head after flowering to improve growth.

Matty2

You could give it a mulch of ericaceous compost now and again in the autumn.

Jo Stephenson

Thanks guys.

Silver surfer

I agree this is Pieris sp.

However, it does not look right for Pieris Forest Flame as this usually has the red new leaves which I would expect to see.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pieris+forest+flame&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=nxVwUYj6BMKM0AWH3IHoBA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=967

LorraineP

Could it be Pieris Mountain Fire?  

Silver surfer

Pieris japonica Mountain Fire is another with red new leaves.

No sign of that in picture.

I  would not like to guess which Pieris it is from one small picture.

 

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5682