Plant: Crimson Fire - Loropetalum
Loropetalum · Loropetalum chinense 'Crimson Fire'
Was $40.00
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A First Editions fringe flower reaching about 10 feet tall and wide, carrying reddish purple foliage that holds its colour all season on rough, sandpapery leaves. Bright pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in spring. It needs acidic, well drained soil, grows in full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Generally pest free and deer resistant, it works as a large accent, a screen or an informal hedge, and it can be sheared or trained as an espalier.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A First Editions fringe flower reaching about 10 feet tall and wide, carrying reddish purple foliage that holds its colour all season on rough, sandpapery leaves. Bright pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in spring. It needs acidic, well drained soil, grows in full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Generally pest free and deer resistant, it works as a large accent, a screen or an informal hedge, and it can be sheared or trained as an espalier.
- Flowers
- Bright pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in late March and April.
- Foliage
- Simple alternate leaves 1 to 3 inches long, rough and sandpapery, reddish purple and holding that colour through the season.
- Pruning
- Prune after the spring bloom if needed. It can be sheared into shapes or trained as an espalier, and overgrown plants can be renovated by cutting stems back to 6 to 12 inches above the crown.
- Native range
- China to northeast Thailand, Japan and Taiwan
