Ardisia japonica Angyo Pixie Syria Small pink and mauve flowers

Small pink and mauve flowers are held in clusters on slender stems that bounce in the wind above the clump of foliage in spring

producing up to 20 large

A much better fragrance than the geyser of the same name

from midsummer through early fall

Held just above the foliage is a scrumptious white flower with burgundy speckled pouches

Ardisia japonica Angyo Pixie Syria Small pink and mauve flowersThis delightful selection of the groundcover Ardisia japonica was introduced to the US by plantsman Ted Stephens, who named it after finding it in a consignment based garden center near Japan's Mizunami City. It is the smallest form of Ardisia japonica that we've ever seen, forming a 6" tall x 2' wide patch in 12 years. The upright woody stems are clothed with narrow evergreen leaves, which are a nice foil for the tiny pink flowers followed by bright