Pieris formosa var. Both plants were found by the Sino-British Expedition to Cangsahn in 1981 and in the same locality where Forrest first collected this fine plant. This is an evergreen shrub, closely related to Rhododendron, and in St Andrews grows to about 10' tall in sheltered conditions. It is easy to grow providing the soil is acid and the conditions cool and moist. It requires no pruning and is best left alone.
Propagation is by seed or well ripened summer cuttings.
There are other species of Pieris in the Garden to show the diversity within the genus.