Pieris formosa

Pieris formosa, called the Taiwan pieris or the Himalayan andromeda, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pieris native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.[2] The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the variety Pieris formosa var. forrestii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.[3] A vigorous evergreen shrub to 4 m (13 ft) in height, its leaves open red in early spring, turning green later. The trusses of creamy white flowers open at the same time as the young leaves. Like all pieris, it prefers a partially shaded spot in acid pH soil.

Pieris formosa
Pieris formosa 'Wakehurst'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Pieris
Species:
P. formosa
Binomial name
Pieris formosa
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Andromeda formosa Wall.
    • Comarostaphylis formosa (Wall.) Lem.
    • Lyonia formosa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz.
    • Pieris bodinieri H.Lév.
    • Pieris forrestii R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm
    • Pieris huiana W.P.Fang
    • Pieris japonica subsp. formosa (Wall.) Kitam.

References
  1. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 159 (1834)
  2. "Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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