Loropetalum China Pink

This charming, evergreen shrub has all year round appeal with its classy burgundy wine foliage and pretty china pink flowers throughout spring.  Its dense and spreading habit looks spectacular mass planted amongst courtyard and containers, requiring little if any maintenance.  It can tolerate most climatic situations throughout New Zealand best suited to partial shade in good soils.  This plant is approximately two years old when it reaches the garden centre and will double in size over the next two years eventually growing to a height of 1.5 metres x 2 metres if desired.

This excerpt appeared in The Press newspaper April 2008
This garden joy may be hard to say ("lor-o-peta-lum"), but it is certainly a delight to grow.  Loropetalum, of the witch hazel family, was discovered in the Hunan province of China.  With its burgundy-coloured foliage and its tassel-like pink flowers in spring, Loropetalum China Pink makes a spectacular gardening statement.  Growing in a tiered manner, so that each layer of fan-shaped branches builds on top of each other, it creates a point of difference in any garden.  Low maintenance, loving a sunny spot and able to handle frosts, it it perfect for Canterbury conditions.  When it is planted in a large pots, its spreading growth, which is wide over the edge of the pot, is impressive.  If it is used in a hedge or as mass plantings in a garden, its foliage colour can be maximised against other plants.  Loropetalum China Pink is available in most local garden centres.

Mature Size

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• Structured Solutionz

This Plant also fits into these categories:

• Sun ‘n’ Shade Solutionz
• Container ‘n’ Foliage Solutionz
• Hardy ‘n’ Evergreen Solutionz
• Easy Care Solutionz
• Gap Filler Solutionz