Red Diamond Chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense 'Red Diamond'
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
'Red Diamond' Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Red Diamond') 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. The evergreen leaves and fragrant blooms add interest, and the arching form grows moderately to about 5 or 6 feet tall and wide. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Nigrescens mondo grass, Gold Mound Japanese meadowsweet, and Southern magnolia.