Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

Also Known As

Pieris japonica 'Yak Cavatine'
Pieris japonica var. yakushimanum 'Cavatine'
Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis 'Cavatine'
Cavatine Andromeda
Lily of the Valley Shrub
Yak Cavatine Japanese Pieris

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Pieris japonica 'Cavatine' plant details

Pieris japonica 'Cavatine' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: compact, dense, fall color, mounding, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A very dwarf evergreen shrub for the shade border, with coppery fall/winter color and apricot buds that open in early spring with drupes of white lily of the valley flowers. Foliage becomes more green in summer heat. Slowly grows to be 2-3' tall and 2-3' wide. Plants grow best in an evenly moist soil that has good drainage in partial shade.Evergreen, deer resistant!

By: Avant Gardens

Small evergreen shrub with a dense, compact, mounded habit. Clusters of white, urn-shaped flowers appear in early to mid-spring and are long lasting. (Selection of P. j. var. yakushimanum).

By: Garden World

White, slightly fragrant, panicles cover this plant in spring. Scarlet new growth matures to green. Dwarf, mounding form reaching 2 x 2 feet in 10 years. Exposure: shade to full sun. Growing Conditions: evenly moist, well drained acidic soils. USDA Zone: 5-8

By: Bloom River Gardens

COVERED with white bells, this compact (to only 2') gem is a treasure in spring for foundation, border or container. PSh/Med

By: Forestfarm

Evergreen, dense habit bright red-pink new growth. White bell flowers early spring, good in containers

By: Lael's Moon Garden

What can you possibly do to make Pieris more wonderful? Well how about more cold hard and longer lasting white blooms by the dozens on long pendulous stems -- usually around for weeks where others are fleeting! With smaller than usual leaves, it grows as a dense, compact mound 24" tall and a bit wider in 10 years. Absolutely dramatic in bloom just smothered with white blossoms. Bred in Holland.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

This crazy little plant looks like a dwarf rhododendron with pointed leaves. 'Cavatine' is one of the best dwarf forms available with its cold hardy, long lasting white flowers that completely cover the plant late in the season.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

A delightful little evergreen that covers itself with upright panicles of white blooms in spring. Grows rapidly when young, but stays very compact. Also buds young; will flower even as a #1-size plant. AGM winner. GPP award.