Chinese Fringe – Loropetalum- Plant

Description

Long, narrow, very rich burgundy foliage is the perfect backdrop for the hot pink, fringe-like flowers. A superb foundation or accent plant or hedge. At home in Asian and tropical gardens.

It wasn’t long before nurseries were in on the action. In California, Monrovia Nursery Co. and Hines Nurseries attempted to secure plant patents for their introductions. In the mid 1990s, Monrovia introduced a patented purple-leafed Loropetalum, Razzleberri fringeflower. Hines Nurseries also introduced Plum Delight® Chinese fringe flower.

Home gardeners now have a lot of beautiful Chinese fringe flowers to choose from. And more good news is that Loropetalum is very easy shrub to grow. It thrives in sun or light shade in any well-drained, sandy-loam to loam soil with a slightly acid pH. Unfortunately, the shrub lacks good drought tolerance, so be sure to keep it watered well during dry spells.