Can anybody identify this plant for me?

[mnhtnbb]

Thought it might be spirea, but no, maybe viburnum? It's blooming now in the Triangle area of NC.

[we can do it]

1. Pieris japonica?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_japonica

[Joanie Baloney]

3. Yes

That's my bet.



-JB

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Yes, pieris.

That does not live in my garden.

[mnhtnbb]

5. Thank you so much!

I knew someone would have the answer!

[we can do it]

10. You're welcome.

[elleng]

2. Golly, I've seen it, but don't know WHAT it's name is!

[GaiasResistance]

6. Plant ID

Just based on looks alone- I would say it sure has to be related to the umbrella tree plant. I have a bunch of them indoors and similar characteristics- I can check my books for it; though I am in the tippy top of the illiana Great Lakes area, it should be in my books. Are the leaves thick and waxy?

[Botany]

7. It is a Pieris japonica

And it is blooming about a month and 1/2 early too.

[mnhtnbb]

8. It's 77 degrees here right now--predicted to be 80--but going back to mid-50's tomorrow

and for the rest of the week.

[GaiasResistance]

9. This is fun!

Look up Aesculus variety- various buckeye shrub- the veins are red but the flowering can vary. Don't eat it!

[s-cubed]

11. Agree with Pieris japonica.

I used to have one on either side of my front door. That wasn't great because the bees loved them for the early blooms. I didn't mind, but some visitors were frightened.