Sparkling Sangria Chinese fringe flower
Loropetalum chinense 'Sparkling Sangria'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size9 to 10 feet tall9 to 10 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
'Sparkling Sangria' Chinese fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense 'Sparkling Sangria') is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and privacy screens. 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. It is evergreen and has an arching habit that grows at a moderate rate. The blooms are fragrant, and this shrub is drought tolerant once settled. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Gold Mound Japanese meadowsweet, Nigrescens mondo grass, and Alina rose.