Hi Ella, and welcome to the forum! I googled your Pieris and it's a very nice looking shrub. What I found is that it appears to be a zone 5 plant. But, having said that, I would pick a sheltered spot in your yard and either mulch heavily, or even enclose it with chicken wire and throw some leaves inside to protect it for the winter. It should survive, but may have some die back or even die to ground level, but hopefully will spring back up. Also, keep in mind that because you're in a colder zone that it would like, that it probably won't get to the height that the label claims it will.

So good luck with it and keep us posted next spring as to how well it made thru the winter.

Laurie

Hi Ella,
I grew Pieris japonica when I lived on the coast in zone 7.
It likes conditions much like Rhododendron.
I donÂt think that I would try it here, but then I donÂt like babying out of zone plants.
I wish you good luck!
Ian

Welcome zima to the FN forum!

Does the nursery you bought this tender shrub from offer a guarantee?

Yes, do keep us posted!

Sharon

Hey, just a lurker here and I saw this post... They grow like weeds down here and are beautiful when they are in bloom in Late Feb and when the bright red new growth emerges in spring and summer... The Dirr Manual rates it to zone 4, so you may have a chance if you protect it well enough... It most likely will never flower because the blossoms have to hold over winter and even down here it sometimes will not flower until well established. But, that is not the beauty of this plant... The red new leaves are... So, give it a shot... Oh yea, some acid would help it too... Good luck

Thanks for welcoming me to the forum. I've been reading it for a while, before posting.
I am normaly not the type to baby the plants out of the zone, roses are the only ones I would protect. We moved to the new house 3 years ago and I have been relandscaping eversince. Last fall I finaly got two huge raised beds were I mix fruit trees, shrubs and flowers. Now I have space for some of experiments. I am putting the Japonica next to rododendron under the shade of the huge spruce, lots of acid soil there, there is hosta and meconopsis there and I will be adding more acid loving shade/part shade plants.
Doniki, thanks for advise, so I should not wait for flowers I will be happy with the leaves. The label says zone 4, so it may survive, I will keep you posted on the progress.
Ella