Plant: Suzanne - Loropetalum
Loropetalum · Loropetalum chinense 'Suzanne'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A Chinese fringe flower forming an arching, multi stemmed evergreen shrub with simple alternate leaves held in a single plane that feel rough and sandpapery. Clusters of four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in late March and April with a feathery, spidery appearance, followed by small woody capsules in summer. It requires acidic, well drained soil, grows in full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Generally pest free and deer resistant, it serves as an accent, an informal hedge or a screen and takes shearing or espalier training well.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Chinese fringe flower forming an arching, multi stemmed evergreen shrub with simple alternate leaves held in a single plane that feel rough and sandpapery. Clusters of four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in late March and April with a feathery, spidery appearance, followed by small woody capsules in summer. It requires acidic, well drained soil, grows in full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Generally pest free and deer resistant, it serves as an accent, an informal hedge or a screen and takes shearing or espalier training well.
- Flowers
- Clusters of three to six four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals give a feathery or spidery effect in late March and April.
- Foliage
- Simple alternate leaves 1 to 3 inches long held in a single plane, rough and sandpapery to the touch.
- 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
