Forest Flame

Ericacious with them being acid loving plants

 

Some cultivars and certainly the species do benefit from removing the spent flowers. The seeds are persistent and look, um... seedy I remembered that the only Forest Flame I grow is sheared down to about 60 cm and hasn't flowered in 12 years, so I was the wrong person to comment on this thread.

The new rage over here is pink flowered Pieris (pink budded is already popular).

This one is 'Flamingo'



This one is either 'Valley Valentine' or 'Christmas Cheer'

 

Some cultivars and certainly the species do benefit from removing the spent flowers. The seeds are persistent and look, um... seedy I remembered that the only Forest Flame I grow is sheared down to about 60 cm and hasn't flowered in 12 years, so I was the wrong person to comment on this thread.

The new rage over here is pink flowered Pieris (pink budded is already popular).

This one is 'Flamingo'



This one is either 'Valley Valentine' or 'Christmas Cheer'

 

Not sure I like those, D-F - I can't imagine how they'd go with the foliage..... but I'll withold judgement until I see the plant for real! Haven't seen it over here yet. :D

 

Not sure I like those, D-F - I can't imagine how they'd go with the foliage..... but I'll withold judgement until I see the plant for real! Haven't seen it over here yet. :D

 

I agree Digital if you prune or deadhead immediately after flowering you save the plants energy by not producing seed and sometimes you get the added bonus of a second flowering, you also allow the plant to produce its flowering growth for the following year, I have just never done the pieris can't think what could be wrong with yours try moving its location

 

I agree Digital if you prune or deadhead immediately after flowering you save the plants energy by not producing seed and sometimes you get the added bonus of a second flowering, you also allow the plant to produce its flowering growth for the following year, I have just never done the pieris can't think what could be wrong with yours try moving its location

 

Hi Walnut,
I purposely shear off the new growth after the color fades, to keep it very low. So I really grow it for the foliage color and not the flowers. It often gives me a second flush of the new growth which looks nice amongst some Dwarf Pieris and perennials. One garden I manage has about 150 Pieris with about 30 different cultivars and a few different species as well as some species crosses like 'Forest Flame' which is a cross between P. formosa 'Wakehurst' and P. japonica. They are very popular here in Connecticut as they are deer resistant.

dendrobium,

I think you will like the pink flowered Pieris. They look especially nice planted in with the whites.

 

Hi Walnut,
I purposely shear off the new growth after the color fades, to keep it very low. So I really grow it for the foliage color and not the flowers. It often gives me a second flush of the new growth which looks nice amongst some Dwarf Pieris and perennials. One garden I manage has about 150 Pieris with about 30 different cultivars and a few different species as well as some species crosses like 'Forest Flame' which is a cross between P. formosa 'Wakehurst' and P. japonica. They are very popular here in Connecticut as they are deer resistant.

dendrobium,

I think you will like the pink flowered Pieris. They look especially nice planted in with the whites.