Pieris, Andromeda, Japanese Pieris, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Valley Rose'

Just bought one of these. In Australia, where I live they are marketed as temperate to subtropical. Subtropical being about 10-11 in USDA...Read More zones. So given I'm in a subtropical zone, I bought it. Interesting to then find this website (that I do a lot of research on - usually BEFORE I buy a plant) puts this as a Zone 4 plant. I'll see how I go and report back.

In zone 7, mine looked great on my patio for a year, then i moved it into direct sun for a treat. MISTAKE! It liked being behind the scre...Read Moreening of the patio. Bought 2 more to keep on the patio.

I bought a couple of these last fall planning to plant them then but never did.
They did fine in their pots I bought them in.
...Read More> They were sitting under a tree.
I am in area 7b.
Northwest of Charlotte.

My neighbor has this plant and it stopped me in my tracks when I saw it Saturday. Magnificent! Had a million tiny bells all over it. She ...Read Morehas it is a very shady area and her soil is ammended to where it is very rich.