Daybreak's Flame loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense 'Daybreak's Flame'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
Attracts
Notes
'Daybreak's Flame' loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense 'Daybreak's Flame') is a shrub for borders, containers, and hummingbird gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average soil. The low, spreading shrub has purplish-red new growth that turns green. Mid to hot pink fringed flowers open in spring and rebloom now and then through the growing season. Hummingbirds can visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Coneflower, and Blue Rug juniper.