Pieris phillyreifolia
$32.00 / 1G
Climbing Fetterbush ·
Description
Spreading Fetterbush 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. Fits naturally into Mid-Atlantic planting palettes and habitat-minded gardens.
Features
Evergreen leaves and dangling spring bells; white flowers mid-spring; matures about 3 - 8 ft tall and 3 - 6 ft wide; regional native species
Usage/Use
Foundation planting, woodland garden, evergreen accent
| Pieris phillyreifolia | |
| Spreading Fetterbush | |
| 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 | |
| Native to our Region | |
| 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. |