ShrubsDistylium
Distylium myricoides
Distylium (Distylium myricoides) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 10-15 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect purple and red blooms in spring and summer.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Purple, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Native to
- China, Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Distylium is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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