Distylium "Blue Cascade" PPAF #7

Landscape & Garden Uses

The Blue Cascade® Distylium adds beautiful bluish-green leaves to your landscape. For winter seasonal interest, the Blue Cascade® displays small reddish-maroon flowers that last for several weeks. An ideal shrub for foundation planting or hedges. Blue Cascade looks best when reddish or yellowish plants are planted in front of them.

Growing Preferences

Tolerates heat, drought and varied conditions, making it a versatile choice for borders or mass plantings. Semi-evergreen in cooler climates; may drop its leaves during a harsh winter. Semi-evergreen in cooler climates; may drop its leaves during a harsh winter.

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Zone: 6-9

Mature Height: 4 ft

Mature Spread: 4 ft

Landscape Characteristics

  • Beautiful Blue-green foliage
  • Delicate, deep Red flowers January to March
  • Dense, Cascading, Layered Habit adds depth to your landscape!
  • Drought, Heat and Deer tolerant

Classification by Use

  • Foundation plantings
  • Hedges
  • Borders
  • Containers
  • Focal shrub in garden

Habit

  • Upright
  • Healthy growth

Foliage

  • Broad leaf evergreen