Ruby loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense 'Ruby'
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 10 feet tallup to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Ruby' loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense 'Ruby') is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and foundation beds. 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It blooms in early to late spring, and the flowers are fragrant. The arching shrub grows at a moderate pace and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Bigleaf hydrangea, Mondo grass, and First Frost hosta.