Pieris formosa

Pieris formosa, called the Taiwan pieris or the Himalayan andromeda, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Pieris native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam in India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Tibet, central and southern China, but not Taiwan.^[2] The 'Wakehurst' cultivar of the variety Pieris formosa var. forrestii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental, and is also considered by them as a good plant to attract pollinators.^[3] A vigorous evergreen shrub to 4 m (13 ft) in height, its leaves open red in early spring, turning green later. The trusses of creamy white flowers open at the same time as the young leaves. Like all pieris, it prefers a partially shaded spot in acid pH soil.

Pieris formosa
Pieris formosa 'Wakehurst'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Pieris
Species:	P. formosa
Binomial name
Pieris formosa (Wall.) D.Don[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Andromeda formosa Wall. Comarostaphylis formosa (Wall.) Lem. Lyonia formosa (Wall.) Hand.-Mazz. Pieris bodinieri H.Lév. Pieris forrestii R.L.Harrow ex W.W.Sm Pieris huiana W.P.Fang Pieris japonica subsp. formosa (Wall.) Kitam.