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Dorothy Wycoff Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'
Also called dorothy wyckoff andromeda
Dorothy Wycoff Pieris blooms from March through April.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Dorothy Wycoff Pieris
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–8. Expect it to reach about 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 5 years (a house reading).
Is Dorothy Wycoff Pieris 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
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. 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 Dorothy Wycoff Pieris
Plant Dorothy Wycoff Pieris 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 from March to 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 Dorothy Wycoff Pieris get?
6 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult6 ftwideSee Dorothy Wycoff Pieris 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 Dorothy Wycoff Pieris
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Dorothy Wycoff Pieris about 6 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Dorothy Wycoff Pieris 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
Dorothy Wycoff Pieris' height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 8 published sources on October 20, 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.
- pridescorner.comPrides Corner Farms, Lebanon, Connecticutheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- dawesarb.arboretumexplorer.orgThe Dawes Arboretum, Arboretum Explorerheight, spread, hardiness zones, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and trait tags
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolboxwater, bloom months and color and trait tags
- plantdatabase.uconn.eduUniversity of Connecticut Plant Database, Mark H. Brandsun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight and bloom months and color
- juniperlevelbotanicgarden.orgJuniper Level Botanic Garden, Tony Avent, February 19, 2025height and hardiness zones
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Findersun and water
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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