Plant: Purple Daydream - Dwarf Loropetalum
Loropetalum · Loropetalum chinense 'Purple Daydream'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A dwarf fringe flower that stays low and spreads wide, recorded by Clemson at about 3.5 feet tall and 7 feet across, with dark purple foliage on rough, sandpapery leaves. Dark pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in spring. It requires acidic, well drained soil, takes full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Its low spreading habit suits the front of a border, a mass planting, a foundation bed or a large container, and it is generally pest free and deer resistant.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 3.5 ft tall and 7 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7b-9b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A dwarf fringe flower that stays low and spreads wide, recorded by Clemson at about 3.5 feet tall and 7 feet across, with dark purple foliage on rough, sandpapery leaves. Dark pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in spring. It requires acidic, well drained soil, takes full sun to part shade and becomes drought tolerant once established. Its low spreading habit suits the front of a border, a mass planting, a foundation bed or a large container, and it is generally pest free and deer resistant.
- Flowers
- Dark pink four petalled flowers with wavy, strap like petals open in clusters in spring.
- Foliage
- Simple alternate leaves 1 to 3 inches long, rough and sandpapery, dark purple.
- Pruning
- Prune after the spring bloom if needed. Overgrown plants can be renovated by cutting stems back to 6 to 12 inches above the crown.
- Native range
- China to northeast Thailand, Japan and Taiwan
