Disanthus
Disanthus cercidifolius
October flowers are unusual enough on their own; the price is acid soil, steady moisture, and cover from cold wind.
Light Partial shade or dappled sun, sheltered from cold winds.
Water Keep the soil consistently moist, and mulch to hold it there.
Height 3 m
Spread 8 ft 2 in
Spacing 250 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 8 ft 2 in
- In-row spacing
- 8 ft 2 in
- Between rows
- 10 ft 3 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Partial shade or dappled sun, sheltered from cold winds.
- Watering
- Keep the soil consistently moist, and mulch to hold it there.
- Feeding
- An ericaceous feed in spring, and no lime.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- October
- Pruning
- Very little; take out dead wood in late winter.
Through the year
- Apr–Oct Bud Break
- Oct–Nov Flowering
- Nov–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Apr Leaf Fall
Companions
Japanese Maples, Rhododendrons, Ferns, Enkianthus
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