Lilly of the Valley, Interstella Flowering Shrub, Quart-Sized Pot
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Garden Height: 36 “ 48 Inches
Spacing: 36 “ 48 Inches
Spread: 36 “ 48 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink, White
Flower Shade: Ruby-red and white
Foliage Colors: Green, Red
Foliage Shade: Green, with red new growth
Interstella pieris is one of the earliest blooming plants, starting its display of beautiful, bell-like, ruby-colored flowers before the calendar (and the weather!) even say its spring. And there are hundreds of them, dangling delicately from fine stems against a gorgeous evergreen backdrop. The flowers persist for a very long time - two months or more, often - and when they are done, the plant begins a dazzling display of star-like bright red new growth. So, obviously, it's beautiful, but there's more: this is possibly the most shade tolerant flowering shrub, blooming well even in very low light conditions, and it's deer resistant, too.
Long Blooming
Winter Interest
Resists: Deer
CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: Shrub
Shrub Type: Evergreen
Height Category: Medium
Garden Height: 36 - 48 Inches
Spacing: 36 - 48 Inches
Spread: 36 - 48 Inches
Flower Colors: Pink, White
Flower Shade: Ruby-red and white
Foliage Colors: Green, Red
Foliage Shade: Green, with red new growth
Habit: Mounded
Container Role: Thriller
PLANT NEEDS
Light Requirement: Full Shade, Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category: Easy
Blooms On: Old Wood
Bloom Time: Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Hardiness Zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Water Category: Average
Soil Fertility Requirement: Average Soil
Soil PH Category: Acidic Soil
Uses: Border Plant, Landscape, Mass Planting, Specimen or Focal Point