Pieris ryukyuensis 'Temple Bells' Sinclair Adam grown for a froth of

grown for a froth of white

is a native shrub of the wetlands

treasured mostly by naturalists and those who paid attention to the subtler threads of the region's flora

choose a spot that escapes the worst of the late frosts

Pieris ryukyuensis 'Temple Bells' Sinclair Adam grown for a froth ofPieris ryukyuensis is the lily of the valley shrub of the Ryukyu Islands, the warm archipelago that trails south from Japan toward Taiwan, and 'Temple Bells' is a choice selection of this heat tolerant species. The glossy, slightly toothed evergreen leaves emerge a warm bronze and mature to deep green, giving a polished, year round presence on a dense, rounded frame of three to six feet. In spring the shrub hangs dense clusters of small white, bell