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Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda
Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'
Also called cavatine dwarf pieris, cavatine dwarf andromeda, dwarf lily-of-the-valley shrub and cavatine pieris
Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda blooms from April through April.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–8. Expect it to reach about 2.5 ft tall and 2.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 5 years (a house reading).
Is Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by NC State Extension and Royal Horticultural Society.
- Listed as poisonous to people by NC State Extension and Royal Horticultural Society.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda
Plant Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms in April.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda get?
2.5 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult2.5 ftwideSee Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda about 2.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 16 published sources on October 14, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil and toxicity
- Internet Archive (archived page)Clemson Extension, Ginger Elizabeth Long, March 27, 2025, archived Apr...height, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, diseases and pests
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, spread, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- Internet Archive (archived page)Great Plant Picks / Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden, archived...height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color, trait tags and soil
- pridescorner.comPrides Corner Farms, Lebanon, Connecticutheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color, trait tags and pests
- umass.eduUMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program, Landsca...height, spread, sun, soil, diseases and pests
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolbox, species pagewater, trait tags, soil, diseases and toxicity
- plantdatabase.uconn.eduUniversity of Connecticut Plant Database, Mark H. Brandsun, water and bloom months and color
- Internet Archive (archived page)PlantenTuin Esveld, archived May 23, 2006height and bloom months and color
- pubs.ext.vt.eduVirginia Cooperative Extension, Alex X. Niemiera, Virginia Tech, Novem...bloom months and color and pests
- ipps.orgRobert L. Ticknor, Oregon State University North Willamette Experiment...bloom months and color
- caes.uga.eduUniversity of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciencespests
- Internet Archive (archived page)Kew Plants of the World Online, archived April 10, 2023height
- Internet Archive (archived page)Pacific Horticulture, Great Plant Picks for 2004, archived July 24, 2021diseases
- Oregon State UniversityLandscape Plantshardiness zones
- woodyplants.cals.cornell.eduCornell University Woody Plants Database, species pagesoil
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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