Loropetalum chinense

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Plant
ID 5 Loropetalum chinense
Botanic Name Loropetalum chinense
Common Name Chinese Fringed Flower, Loropetalum, Strap Flower
Family Name Hamamelidaceae
Cultivars 'Burgundy', 'China Pink', 'Rubrum'
Origin China, Japan 1880 Zone 8-10
Growth Type Shrub
Bark Type Scaly
Foliage Type Evergreen Water Use Medium
No. of Species 3
Growth Habit Bun-shape Growth Rate Medium
Height 1.5 - 6 m (5 - 20 ft) Spread 3 m (10 ft)
Plant Overview
This shrub to small tree has greyish bark with strong horizontal branching and pendant branchlets that form an irregular rounded habit. The leaves are dull green and spider-like flowers are creamy yellow appearing from late winter to spring.
Leaf
Type Simple Additional Information
Shape Ovate
The rough textured dark green ovate leaves are up to 50 mm (2 in) long with prominent venation and are pale green on the underside. The apex is acute and the leaf base is uneven with a short petiole. The small brown buds are imbricate.
Arrangement Alternate
Margin Entire
Colour Dull green
Size 45 - 50 mm ( 1.8 - 2.0 in )
Flower
Perfume Fragrant Additional Information
Shape Stellate
The white stellate flowers are up to 20 mm (3/4 in) wide with 2-lips and spreading lobes that may have a purple flush and age to yellow. They occur in pairs from the leaf axils from spring to early summer.
Inflorescence Cyme
Colour White
Size 18 - 20 mm ( 0.7 - 0.8 in )
Flowering in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit
Type Capsule Additional Information
Colour Grey - green
This small nut-like fruit is with a covering of short stiff hairs and is grey to green. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.
Edible No
Bird Attractive No
Size 8 - 10 mm ( 0.3 - 0.4 in )
Fruiting in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Environment & Cultivation
Natural Soil Well drained, reliable moist sandy to loamy soil, fertile, acidic
Container Tubs, planter boxes
Climate Warm temperate
Aspect Full sun, open position, drought tender and frost tolerant
Pest & Diseases No major pest or disease problem, moderately deer resistant
Fertiliser Mulch during summer, keep moist
Pruning Light tip prune when young after flowering to thicken up and remove old cains
Cultural Uses Propagation
The Chinese Fringed Flower is grown for screening in mixed shrub borders or used in small gardens and rockeries for its late winter flowers. It is suitable for the low mountain and inland regions establishing in 2 to 3 years.
Semi-hardwood cuttings taken during late summer to autumn and apply bottom heat. Sow seeds when ripe in a well drained media and keep moist and warm. Germination In order for a seed to germinate it must
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