''Loropetalum chinense'' is commonly known as loropetalum,"Floridata Plant Profile: #201 Loropetalum chinense"
at Floridata.com Retrieved 20 March 2019. Chinese fringe flower and strap flower.Oliv.">"Loropetalum chinense (R.Br.) Daniel Oliver (botanist), Oliv.
"at Medicinal Plant Images Database. Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine. Retrieved 20 March 2019. Two forms of ''L. chinense'' exist; a white- (to pale-yellow-) flowering green-leafed variety and a pink-flowering variety with leaves varying from bronze-red when new to olive-green or burgundy when mature, depending on selection and growing conditions. They are evergreen with branches forming horizontal layers. The leaf, leaves are alternately arranged, ovate long by wide, and have a slightly abrasive feel.

Cultivation and uses

''Loropetalum chinense'' grows best in fertile, slightly acidic soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour and is hardy down to -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit). It is a popular

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

, grown for its prolific clusters of flowers and (in the case of the pink flowering variety) deeply coloured foliage that may contain various green, copper, purple and red tones. The leaves, flowers and roots of ''L. chinense'' () are all used in

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Cultivars

*''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Pizazz' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Rubrum' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Ruby' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Blush' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Burgundy' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Fire Dance' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Hines Purpleleaf' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Purple Majesty' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Raspberry Fringe' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Razzle-Dazzle' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Zhuzhou Fuchsia' *''Loropetalum chinense'' Black Pearl (PBR) *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Chang Nian Hong' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'China Pink' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Emerald Snow' *''Loropetalum chinense'' Ever Red *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Griffcrl' *''Loropetalum chinense'' Hot Spice *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Ming Dynasty' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Nci 002' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Rose Blush' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Snowdance' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Song' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Tang Dynasty' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Fire Glow' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Monraz' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Pearl'(PBR) *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Pipa's Red' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Daybreak's Flame' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Dazzle' *''Loropetalum chinense'' 'Peack' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Purple Pixie' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Shang-hi' *''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' 'Shang-lo' *''Loropetalum chinense'' ‘Shang-Red’

Gallery

(MHNT) Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum - blossom.jpg, Chinese fringe flower (''Loropetalum chinense'') (MHNT) Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum - buds.jpg, ''L. chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' leaves and buds Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-leaves.jpg, ''L. chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' leaves Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-fruit.jpg, ''L. chinense'' var. ''rubrum'' fruit LoropetalumChinense white.jpg, The white-flowering, green-leaved variety

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q660354 Hamamelidaceae Taxa named by Daniel Oliver Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)