Chinense Fire Loropetalum

The loropetalum fire dance was planted march 2019 in part shade by a nw facing fence protected by other plants from cold winds and frost. The genus name loropetalum is derived from the greek words for strap and petal and refers to the long thin petals of its fringe like blooms.

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Chinense fire loropetalum

Size plant sku size 03 15 18 ht please login for ordering 07 21 24 ht please login for ordering 10 07 01 20 please login for ordering. The leaves are oval and glossy green set on stems with crinkly brown bark. Prized by gardeners for its sharp color contrast with other ornamental plants loropetalum chinense var.

Now in december it still has this. Foliage emerges red changing to purple and finally maturing to green with red shades. About chinese fringe plants loropetalum plants are native to japan china and the himalayas.

Loropetalum loropetalum chinense also known as chinese fringe flower is a member of the witchhazel family hamamelidaceae. Synonyms loropetalum chinense f. Loropetalum chinense is commonly known as loropetalum chinese fringe flower and strap flower.

Its flowers are a vivid shocking pink small and like witchhazels but the most striking thing is its burgundy foliage with a satin slightly metallic sheen. Rubrum fire dance family hamamelidaceae genus loropetalum are evergreen free flowering shrubs with star shaped hairs. Loropetalum are small shrubs found in the woodland of japan and china.

The soil here is a free draining slightly acid clay loam. Burgundy leaved form of loropetalum chinense sometimes known as the fringe flower this is one of my favourite spring blooming shrubs. The cultivars which we grow have reddish or pinkish purple flowers and are scented.

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