Distylium 'BLDY01' ~ Bayou Bliss™ Distylium, Jewel Box™ Distylium,

Distylium 'BLDY01' ~ Bayou Bliss™ Distylium, Jewel Box™ Distylium,Bayou Bliss Distylium is a compact evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and fine blue green foliage. The small red maroon flowers bloom on arching stems in winter and early spring attracting butterflies and pollinators. Grows best in full sun and slightly acidic, moist well drained soil. Tolerates drought and wet soils. Jewel Box is the old name of the same plant. Type: Shrub Origins: China Height: 2' 3 Spread: 3 4 Spacing: 3. 5 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

Bayou Bliss Distylium is a compact evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and fine blue-green foliage.  The small red-maroon flowers bloom on arching stems in winter and early spring attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Grows best in full sun and slightly acidic, moist well-drained soil.  Tolerates drought and wet soils.

Jewel Box is the old name of the same plant.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious disease or pest problems.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Pond edges, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Drift Rose, Hydrangea, Weigela

IMAGE: Megan Hansen, Distylium myricoides aka Evergreen Witch Hazel, Blue Leaf Isu Tree, (2) peganum, Distylium myricoides

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown