Kurenai Daiou Chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense 'Kurenai Daiou'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Kurenai Daiou' Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Kurenai Daiou') is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimens, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. This evergreen shrub has an arching habit, grows at a moderate rate, and bears fragrant flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer. It is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Gold Mound Japanese meadowsweet, Alina rose, and Mondo grass.