Distylium Swing Low®

Cover broad foundation beds with dense blue-green foliage and a low, ground-hugging evergreen habit. Swing Low® Distylium develops horizontal branching and willow-like leaves that emerge bright green before maturing to blue-green. Small fringed red flowers appear in early spring and add subtle seasonal color.

Growing Guide

  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
  • USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 - 9
  • Mature Height: 2'–3'
  • Mature Width: 4'–6'
  • Spacing: 5'
  • Soil: Slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil
  • Water Needs: Moderate during establishment; low once established
  • Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

  • Botanical Name: Distylium 'PIIDIST-VI'
  • Common Name: Swing Low® Distylium
  • Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub
  • Bloom Color: Red
  • Season of Interest: Spring , Year-Round
  • Foliage: Evergreen
  • Growth Habit: Low-Spreading and Ground-Hugging
  • Pollinator Friendly: When flowering

Key Features

  • Dense blue-green foliage
  • Low spreading habit
  • Early-spring red flowers
  • Tolerates wet soil and drought once established
  • Excellent massing shrub

Landscape Uses

  • Foundation plantings
  • Mass plantings
  • Low borders
  • Slopes
  • Evergreen groundcover

Planting & Care Tips

  • Plant in full sun.
  • Use slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
  • Water regularly during establishment.
  • Prune lightly in spring if needed.

Companion Plants

  • Distylium Spring Frost™
  • Loropetalum Purple Daydream®
  • Nandina Firepower
  • Carex Everest
  • 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.

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Plant Size at Shipment: 12-14" W
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Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage
Swing Low Distylium with low spreading blue green foliage

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