Botanical Name: Common Names:
Loropetalum chinense Bobz Red Dwarf Chinese Fringe Flower,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Burgundy foliaged evergreen shrub with red and hot-pink tassel flowers predominately in Spring. Great in a shrubbery mass planted, in pots or as a hedge. Grows approx. 1m high and 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Lightly tip prune after flowering to shape. Prefers a sunny position in well drained soil. Plant spacing - 70cm to hedge. Can be cut back hard if needed.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Hamamelidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Burgundy
Flower Colour: Pink, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate