Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Common name: 
Pink-flowering Fringe-flower
Pink-flowering Fringebush
Pronunciation: 
lo-ro-PET-a-lum chi-nen-SE
Family: 
Hamamelidaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen shrub, possibly somewhat smaller than Loropetalum chinense, leaves reddish and finally purple-green or green, flowers pink to reddish.
  • Sun to part shade. Acidic, well-drained soil.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 7      An increasingly popular landscape plant in China, especially in roundabouts and median strips; often sheared.
  • An increasing number of cultivars (but likely more "names" than genetic differences), some of the more common selections include 'Blush', 'Daybreak's Flame', Fire Dance™, Plum Delight™, Razzleberri™ and 'Sizzling Pink'. 
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: south side (west) of Azalea House, the cultivar 'Daybreak's Flame'
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  • plant habit, spring flowering, sheared

    plant habit, spring flowering, sheared

  • habit of old plant, flowering

    habit of old plant, flowering

  • flowers and new leaves, spring

    flowers and new leaves, spring

  • plant habit, summer

    plant habit, summer

  • flowering shoots

    flowering shoots

  • flower and leaves

    flower and leaves