Why Plant Blue Cascade® Distylium?
Identifiable by it's unique cascading foliage, the Blue Cascade Distylium has much to offer in a small package. Ideal for use as a small hedge or mass plantings, Blue Cascade proves that it is up for the task of adding long-standing structure by being heat tolerant, drought tolerant, and diseases and pests are also not a huge issue with this shrub. Blue Cascade also offers plenty of color in the form of petite red blooms in late winter and new foliage that starts out as a purple-bronze that then turns to a blue-green.
Originating from China, Distylium makes up a small grouping of plants that are actually related to witch-hazel. There were three distyliums brought over from China that proved to be popular: Distylium myricoides, Distylium racemosum, and a hybrid between the two. It was the hybrid that attracted Dr. Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia to the DNA and reseeding of this hybrid. Many distylium cultivars are very tolerant of heat, drought, pests and diseases making these great additions to any landscape.
How to use Blue Cascade® Distylium in the landscape?
Blue Cascade is a cascading broadleaf evergreen for your yard that doesn't burn in the winter and then look less than desireable during the rest of the year, here is your answer. Tough and easy to grow, Blue Cascade offers lots of adaptability to the challenges nature provides. New growth starts as purple-bronze that changes to wonderful blue-green evergreen foliage and eventually adds small red flowers in late winter, your landscape will be bursting with color season after season.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-9
How To Plant Blue Cascade® Distylium
Blue Cascade is an exceptionally easy accent to grow with very few requirements. Plant Blue Cascade in average to wet soils that see full sun to partial shade. One of the best qualities of this accent is that deer leave it alone so no special precautions are needed to protect this plant. Only prune if you desire a clean-cut look, otherwise leave Blue Cascade to grow in naturally and fill it empty spaces.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
