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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Loropetalum chinense
(R. Br.) Oliv.
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Chinese Fringe Flower
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Hamamelidaceae
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5
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evergreen shrub (southern zones)
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Upright and spreading, usually wider than high, long arching branches. Fast
growing.
ADAPTABILITY:
Moist, well-drained soil, sun or shade. May require some protection in the north.
FUNCTIONS:
Foundation, screen, shrub border. Becomes large with age and needs room.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
At northern edge of range, may lose foliage and flower buds in winter.
NATIVE RANGE:
China
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 7-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Variety rubrum- foliage is burgundy in color and flowers are pink. There
are many cultivars of this variety in the trade and one suspects that they are
all really the same thing.
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