prickly gum balls
and finally turn to orange and fiery red in autumn
and attractive
more spreading as it matures
or as a low screen
Pieris japonica 'Scarlett O'Hara' - 55-60cm, 5lt Wisteria prickly gum ballsPieris japonica 'Scarlett O'Hara' is a dense, multi stemmed, slow growing, bushy, evergreen shrub of compact, upright habit, with oblong to lance shaped, narrow, glossy, dark green leaves, reddish bronze to reddish green when young. Clusters of lovely, fragrant, bell shaped, creamy white flowers, resembling Lily of the Valley, hanging below the branches bloom in spring. Pieris 'Scarlett O'Hara' grows best in moderately fertile, hummus rich, acidic,