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Fetter bush Pieris formosa Forrestii Wakehurst

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Care Fetter bush
These plants are shrubs. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. Fetter bush Is an evergreen; during summer iIt assumes a red colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 3 m high.

Temperatures Fetter bushPosizione mezza ombra
Locate this plant in a partially shaded place, where it is exposed to solar rays during the coolest hours of the day. These plants don't like the cold weather during this time of year. If the minimum night-time temperatures are very harsh it is best to cover the The Fetter bush with non-woven fabric.When the minimum temperatures are very low we can protec the more sensible brushes by covering their roots with dry leaves or straw.

Irrigation Fetter bushTenere Umido
Water when the ground is dry; in case of prolonged droughts water very often, otherwise every 2-3 weeks can be enough using 1-2 buckets of water ; avoid water stagnations and excessive watering. If we decide to grow a specimen of the Fetter bush in a container, we should remember that it will have slightly different needs compared to a specimen grown in the ground: we should pay more attention to its water and nutritional needs and check more often for possible development of parassites.

Adversity Fetter bush
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Substrate Fetter bush
The Fetter bush prefers quite drained soils, with a low PH.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
4
1
2
1
0
1
continental
3
2
2
2
0
1
mediterranean
2
3
2
3
0
1

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Cultivate Fetter bush

We suggest cultivating the The Fetter bush in a specific soil for acidophilic plants. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area continental mediterranean

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