Now confident as to what it is should I leave it in the ground where it is or lift it and pot it up in ericaceous compost. Its another acid loving plant so will need feeding as such.
Pieris vary a bit Mark so you have to have the variety
It certainly wasn't the Gaultheria but I ruled out Pieris because the foliage looked too rounded. Heath Green is rounder than most of the others so it looks like you have the right ID.They have little clusters of little white bell shaped flowers in spring so you'll know then for sure. They're always happier in the ground if you have the right conditions but a decent pot will suffice if you don't. Neutral ground is fine - just not alkaline.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I would question that it's a Pieris. If you look at the 2nd photo in close up, you can see some little dormant buds in between the leaf axils, these look as though they will develop into small flowers that will berry later on... there is no sign of Pieris type racemes of flower buds forming and the foliage doesn't look right to me.
I'm thinking now perhaps one of the Vacciniums. Anybody's guess..
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Now confident as to what it is should I leave it in the ground where it is or lift it and pot it up in ericaceous compost. Its another acid loving plant so will need feeding as such.
Pieris vary a bit Mark so you have to have the variety
It certainly wasn't the Gaultheria but I ruled out Pieris because the foliage looked too rounded. Heath Green is rounder than most of the others so it looks like you have the right ID.They have little clusters of little white bell shaped flowers in spring so you'll know then for sure. They're always happier in the ground if you have the right conditions but a decent pot will suffice if you don't. Neutral ground is fine - just not alkaline.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have never noticed mine flowering but it quickly gets buried in the border in Spring and rediscovered when clearing out the borders in Autumn.
I would question that it's a Pieris. If you look at the 2nd photo in close up, you can see some little dormant buds in between the leaf axils, these look as though they will develop into small flowers that will berry later on... there is no sign of Pieris type racemes of flower buds forming and the foliage doesn't look right to me.
I'm thinking now perhaps one of the Vacciniums. Anybody's guess..
I agree with Marlorena, not a Pieris, the shoots look the wrong colour to me. Could be Gaultheria and from the images that would be my bet.