Pieris japonica 'Prelude'
$72.00 / 3G 15"-18"
Japanese Andromeda ·
Description
Japanese Andromeda 'Prelude' is a shrub suited to part sun to shade and average conditions. It offers white color in spring.
Benefits
Builds the middle layer of the garden, adding structure between perennials and trees. Creates an early-season lift after winter with fresh color and growth. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Evergreen leaves and dangling spring bells; white flowers mid-spring; matures about 3 - 8 ft tall and 3 - 6 ft wide
Usage/Use
Foundation planting, woodland garden, evergreen accent
| Pieris japonica 'Prelude' | |
| Japanese Andromeda | |
| 'Prelude | |
| Yes | |
| Best grown in part sun to shade with average moisture. | |
| Part Sun to Shade; Average moisture; Acidic, organic, well-drained soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| Yes | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 5 - 8 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 5–8; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Part Shade | |
| High Organic | |
| 5 - 6 | |
| 3 - 8 ft | |
| 3 - 6 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 3 - 6 ft |
| Yes | |
| On Old Wood | |
| Mid-Spring | |
| None | |
| White | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Beneficial Insects | |
| Woodland | |
| Woodland Garden | |
| All Winter Season Interest | |
| Shade-Loving Shrubs | |
| Upright | |
| Long Lived | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter |
| Average Water | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |