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Andrómeda japonesa
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Andrómeda japonesa

Pieris japonica
Un arbusto de hoja perenne ancha, denso y de porte erguido a redondeado, de 8-10 feet de alto y 6-8 feet de ancho, cultivado por su estructura durante todo el año y por su larga exhibición, de finales de invierno a primavera, de panículas colgantes de flores fragantes con forma de urna, blancas (a veces rosadas). A las hojas verde oscuro y brillantes se suma cada primavera un llamativo brote de crecimiento nuevo de color rojo bronce a cobrizo, y las cadenas de yemas florales de color rojo verdoso se forman en otoño y se mantienen todo el invierno para una segunda temporada de interés. Nativo del sureste de China, del centro al sur de Japón y de Taiwán, necesita suelo ácido, uniformemente húmedo pero bien drenado, resguardo del viento invernal fuerte y protección del sol caliente de la tarde en zonas más cálidas. Todas sus partes son tóxicas si se ingieren.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: moderate (41/100)
Structure
Focal point
Border
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
96-120" tall · 54" apart
Hardy in zones
4b-8b
very cold to frosty winters
Native in Illinois
No

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Todas las partes de la planta son tóxicas para las personas y el ganado: contienen grayanotoxinas, la misma clase de toxina que en los rododendros y las azaleas.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Andrómeda japonesa (Pieris japonica). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/pieris-japonica
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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