Brighten shaded garden spaces with Pieris ‘Glowing Hearts’, a stunning evergreen shrub known for its brilliant red spring growth and elegant cascading blooms.

This newer variety stands out for its dramatic color transitions—starting with fiery scarlet foliage, softening to creamy tones, and maturing into glossy deep green leaves for year-round interest.

Why You’ll Love It

• Vibrant red new growth in spring
• Evergreen structure for year-round beauty
• Cascading bell-shaped flowers in early spring
• Perfect for shade & woodland gardens
• Ideal companion for rhododendrons & azaleas

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Pieris japonica ‘Glowing Hearts’
• Common Name: Japanese Andromeda
• Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Mature Size: ~5–10 ft tall x 5–8 ft wide
• Light: Partial shade to full shade
• Zones: 5–8
• Soil: Acidic, well-drained

Perfect For

• Shade garden focal points
• Foundation plantings
• Woodland & Japanese-style gardens
• Containers for patios and entryways
• Mixed shrub borders

Care Tips

• Requires acidic soil (like azaleas & rhododendrons)
• Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy
• Mulch to protect roots and retain moisture
• Prune lightly after flowering if needed

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.