Pieris phyllyreifolia
climbing heather, climbing pieris, fetterbush
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
This grows as a viney shrubl. Can be grown as a shrub if pruned but could also be trained against an arbor or post.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Said to attract early spring pollinators ( Using Georgia Native Plants Blo g).
Native Habitats:
Upland mixed forests, sandhill, cypress swamps, moist pinelands, white cedar swamps, sandhills near sinkhole ponds, often climbing on pond cypress or slash pin or white cedar.
