This is a potted Pieris which is covered in white flower trusses 4 or 5 times a year. It sits outside all year round.
It almost seems to hold its breath around the end of October… and keeps the latest flower-buds held closed all through the winter… then they bursts forth (any day now) in the first warm days. The bees are very grateful for the abundance of pollen…
I have one of these too Stella, loads of flowers but it never seems to get any bigger. Maybe it’s sulking because it’s a bit close to a glorious Camelia !
mine is about 3ft wide and 2 ft tall… probably it’s not going to grow much more as it is about 15 years old now.
It’s in a decent sized pot, much too big to bring indoors, so it is just as well that it is hardy.
I had to leave a glorious Dipladenia outside (big tub)… brought a second one indoors (smaller tub). The one outside has died and the indoor one is producing a crop of greenfly that are driving me insane. The unheated landing seems to suit it.
Our property came with 2 outside toilets (his/hers) which subsequently were used for pigs… and eventually abandoned altogether… long before we arrived…