Japanese Pieris

Florida Blue

About Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue

Japanese Pieris

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Mountain Fire , Variegata , Purity , Red Mill

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1310

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland evergreen rainforest, Shaded sites

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

1.4.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

1.7 Plant Color

1.7.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink, Hot Pink

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.7.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Dark Green, Pink, Bronze

Gray Green

1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

1.8 Shape

1.8.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate to elliptical

Succulent

1.9 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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2.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Light Frost

Not Available

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

3.2 How to Plant?

stem tip cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in winter

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

3.9 Pests and Diseases

dieback, Leaf spot, Mites, Soft scales

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Light Frost

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

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4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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4.4 Showy Foliage

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4.5 Showy Bark

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4.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

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4.9 Invasive

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4.10 Self-Sowing

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4.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths

Bees, Butterflies

4.12 Allergy

Not Available

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

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5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Flowers

5.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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5.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

PIERIS japonica

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

6.2 Common Name

Japanese Andromeda

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

6.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.2 In German

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.3 In French

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.4 In Spanish

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.5 In Greek

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

6.2.7 In Polish

Japanese pieris

Eustoma

6.2.8 In Latin

Japanese pieris

Lisianthus

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

7.4 Order

Ericales

Gentianales

7.5 Family

Ericaceae

Gentianaceae

7.6 Genus

Pieris

Eustoma

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Lyonieae

Chironieae

7.9 Subfamily

Vaccinioideae

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue. Japanese Pieris doesn't have thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Pieris does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Pieris has allergic reactions like Not Available and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue

Season and care of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Pieris season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Florida Blue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Pieris is Loam and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Japanese Pieris is Acidic and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue Physical Information

Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Pieris height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue are as follows:

Japanese Pieris flower color: White, Red, Light Pink and Hot Pink
Japanese Pieris leaf color: Red, Green, Dark Green, Pink and Bronze
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue

Care of Japanese Pieris and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Pieris pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Japanese Pieris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.