Katsura Japanese Andromeda Japanese Gardens

Katsura Japanese Andromeda Japanese GardensTwo toned pink and white flowers in early spring, then dramatic rich dark red leaves come out, making quite a show. A great contrast plant for those beds with green leaved plants. Easy to grow, and often noticed.

Native to the Himalayan range in China

yakushimanum 'Yaku Angel' is a very compact growing shrub with shiny dark green foliage

The flowers age to a pale almond color by early fall

If you like a variety of colors on one plant

red cones appear along the branches coming out of the new green growth

late-season flowering heather that brings a vibrant burst of color to the garden when many other plants are beginning to fade

this cultivar has probably the best foliage of any hybrid rhododendron

and can be divided to give you more

Does not burn

The plant is a moderate grower

deciduous flowering tree with horizontal branching and a rounded crown

Blooms mid April into May and it is FRAGRANT