Pipa's Red chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense 'Pipas Red'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pipa's Red' Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Pipa's Red') 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 dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The fragrant blooms appear in spring, summer, and autumn and draw hummingbirds. This drought tolerant shrub has an arching habit. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Mondo grass, Blue Angel hosta, and Bigleaf hydrangea.