Re: pieris
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] pieris
- From: B* D*
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 14:52:54 -0500
Susan,
I too have a white-flowering pieris, planted on the east side of the
house, so it is sheltered. I think our wintertime temps are similar to
yours. My shrub is at least 20 years old and has survived some pretty cold
winters, and your 5-year-old is well established so I wouldn't worry
unless it gets down to -25 or worse (perish the thought!).
I have no info about the hardiness of the red-flowering kind.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Susan Campanini wrote:
> I have a small white flowering pieris in my fern bed under the maple and it
> is doing well despite being slow growing. It has been hardy for the past
> five years, but this is a particularly cold winter for Illinois, so we'll
> see. I am thinking about adding a small start of a red-blooming pieris.
> Does anyone know if they are less hardy than the white ones or the same?
