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Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Cabernet'
Also called gay goblin pieris
Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris blooms from February through April.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 6–8. Expect it to reach about 6 ft tall and 4 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 5 years (a house reading).
Is Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin 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 Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Plant Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin 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 7, the middle of its hardy zones 6 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from February to April.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris get?
6 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult4 ftwideSee Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin 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 Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris about 4 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin 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
Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris' height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom color and trait tags were checked against 8 published sources on October 21, 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 and trait tags
- acornfarms.comAcorn Farms, Galena, Ohioheight, spread, hardiness zones, bloom months and color and trait tags
- thegardencorner.comThe Garden Cornerheight, spread, sun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- shop.pikenursery.comPike Nursery, Monrovia listingheight, hardiness zones and bloom months and color
- plantdatabase.uconn.eduUniversity of Connecticut Plant Database, Mark H. Brandsun, water and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Findersun and water
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolboxwater and trait tags
- lewisginter.gardenexplorer.orgLewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginiaheight
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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