Its striking young foliage emerges bright red before maturing to glossy dark green
or as a low screen
but it also tolerates full sun
yellowish flowers bloom in spring and are followed by small beech nuts in autumn
Pieris 'Forest Flame' - 55-60cm, 5lt Ancient Its striking young foliage emergesPieris 'Forest Flame' is a large, compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with narrowly ovate, pointed, glossy leaves which emerge fiery red in spring, fade to creamy pink and turn dark green in summer. Pendulous clusters of tiny, bell shaped, white flowers, resembling lily of the valley bloom in early spring and are followed by seed capsules that persist into winter. Pieris 'Forest Flame' prefers fertile, organically rich, acidic, medium moisture, well