Distylium Emerald Heights®

Add soft evergreen texture, dependable year-round color, and a compact rounded form to foundations and low hedges. Emerald Heights® Distylium develops glossy mild-green foliage on gently cascading branches. Small red-maroon flowers appear from late winter into early spring, bringing subtle seasonal interest before many other shrubs begin blooming.

Growing Guide

• Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 - 9
• Mature Height: 3'–5'
• Mature Width: 3'–5'
• Spacing: 4'
• Soil: Slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil
• Water Needs: Moderate during establishment; low once established
• Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Distylium 'PIIDIST-I'
• Common Name: Emerald Heights® Distylium
• Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Bloom Color: Red
• Season of Interest: Spring , Year-Round
• Foliage: Evergreen
• Growth Habit: Compact, Rounded, and Cascading
• Pollinator Friendly: When flowering

Key Features

• Glossy green evergreen foliage
• Compact rounded habit
• Late-winter red-maroon flowers
• Drought tolerant once established
• Low-maintenance landscape shrub

Landscape Uses

• Foundation plantings
• Low hedges
• Mixed borders
• Mass plantings
• Accent plantings

Planting & Care Tips

• Plant in full sun to part sun.
• Provide slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
• Water regularly during establishment.
• Prune lightly in spring only if shaping is needed.

Companion Plants

• Distylium Coppertone™
• Loropetalum Purple Daydream®
• Nandina Gulf Stream
• Carex Evergold
• Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.