Ruby Loropetalum
A delighful spring-blooming shrub with stunning pink strap-like flowers literally smothering the plant; green summer foliage emerges ruby red, and darkens to deep burgundy in autumn; an easy to grow and well-behaved shrub for general garden use
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Ruby Loropetalum is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Ruby Loropetalum is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Features
Ruby Loropetalum is draped in stunning fragrant pink strap-like flowers along the branches in early spring. It has attractive green foliage which emerges ruby-red in spring. The oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn burgundy in fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Care
Planting & Growing
Ruby Loropetalum will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
