Cinnamon Girl® Distylium features leaves with plum-purple new growth that turns to blue-green as the leaves mature. The small leaves and compact growth on this distylium give Cinnamon Girl® a refined look in the landscape that is perfect for mass plantings and garden borders. Hardy from Zones 7-9, Cinnamon Girl® is also one of the most cold-tolerant varieties within the species and is an excellent alternative to boxwood and other evergreen plants threatened by insects and diseases in the south.
Very adaptable, Distyliums, also known as Evergreen Witch Hazel, grow well in sun or part shade and will tolerate dry or wet soils when established, which can’t be said about many shrubs. Heat and humidity don’t phase the plants. We’ve seen no problems with insects and disease and deer turn their nose up to it. In landscape design, Distyliums are a great alternative for boxwood, laurels, holly and juniper in sunny to partially shaded home foundation plantings, landscape borders, and as a soil stabilizer on embankments and slopes.
Zone: 7-11
Mature Height: 2-3 ft
Mature Spread: 3-4 ft
Landscape Characteristics
Classification by Use
Habit
Foliage Shade
