Chinese Witch Hazel (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 10a
Plant Height:	3 to 6 feet
Plant Spread:	3 to 6 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Semi-evergreen
Fruiting Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer

Common names

Chinese Witch Hazel
Chinese Fringe Flower
Pink Fringe Flower

Botanical names

Accepted: Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum
Synonym: Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum

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Location: Wilmington, N.C.
Date: 2022-03-06
A 10-ft tall loropetalum in Wilmington as a street tree - remarka

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Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-02

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 13, 2022
Chinese Witch Hazel #26 nn; LHB page 491, 92-4-1, "From Greek 'lo

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 13, 2022
Chinese Witch Hazel #26 nn; LHB page 491, 92-4-1, "From Greek 'lo

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Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-05-23
Only survivor of Texas 2021 Snowpocalypse with temps down to 2ºF

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2010-09-18

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-02-20

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Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 13, 2022
Chinese Witch Hazel #26 nn; LHB page 491, 92-4-1, from Greek "lor

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Location: Seminole County, Florida, United States
Date: 2019-12-27

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-03-13

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Location: Sea World San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-02
Chinese Witch Hazel (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) Zone 9b

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Invergowrie NSW Australia
Date: 2013-09-02
Cultivar "China Pink"

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Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-02-19

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$Location: London\Kent border, Englandd Date: 2011-10-16$

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-03-08

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-21

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-21

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2009-03-28

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Location: Ellis pottery
Date: 2015-05-18

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