How to grow Ever Red® Loropetalum (Red Flowering Chinese Fringe Flower)
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This video is a detailed description of Ever Red® Loropetalum. Ever Red® is a red flowering Loropetalum that can reach 6 -8 feet in height and 5-6 feet in width. It is an evergreen shrub that has beautiful burgundy new growth during the growing season. Ever Red® is a low maintenance shrub with few insect or disease problems.
Ever Red® Fringe Flower
Loropetalum chinense 'Chang Nian Hong'
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Great video. Thank you
I had never really heard of this plant before seeing it in your videos. This looks like a great alternative to Barberry that lose their leaves in the winter and look bad until spring here in zone 9A on the Washington coast. Thanks for the great information about these and other plants.
Wow!!! You covered all the basis, thank you! Execellent job!
Just saw these marked down 50% off. I had to check your channel for info before I got them.😄 Thanks
A well-done video! Informative and to the point. Here in Crestview, FL I've found success transplanting the occasional shoots off of established loropetalum. Growth is easily 12" a year.
Thank you soooooo much just bought 6. 😊
I recently planted this bush and so far, all the leaves are a deep burgundy. Can I expect that down the road there will be both green and burgundy leaves? I would love that!
I have a question. Love your channel. Are the red diamond midsize by southern living the same as the ever red? I bought a small container of the SL mid red diamond and then saw a large 4 foot ever red with no brand name that was absolutely gorgeous but 150. and they did not have small ones. I decided to google and it says ever red is the former name of red diamond. I am not convinced the two look the same, but I am new at plants. Maybe age of the plant matters and I only have a photo of the large one to compare mine too. Decided recently to put in drought tolerant shrubs versus keep sodding in Florida. I noticed you said in another video the red diamond had purple foliage. The info does say deep burgundy, but I think it looks more purple. Pictures on the internet haven’t helped much. I am so confused. Thanks!
Hi Jim, love your informative videos. I planted 30 Ever Red Loropetalums late July here in Atlanta Georgia. I installed an irrigation drip hose with two 1 gal. emitters for each shrub. Initially, i was watering them about 2 gallons of water every other day. Hot as hell july and august, 90s and very little to no rain. They were doing great, but last two weeks I've noticed quite a bit of bright red leaves on all of them. The weather cooled off a bit last two weeks so I dialed back a little on the water as well. The red leaves break off easy if you touch them. My question...is this normal with the cooler weather...it was in the 70s for one week...or are they not getting enough water???
I'm a bit confused on all the varieties of the these purple bushes.
How far apart should I plant these? Do you have a video on pruning/cutting back for newbies? Do I plant the root ball below soil or above?
Why not near a window? I am in zone 8a, looking for flowering shrubs to plant in front of my house, but there are two windows.
Hi Jim, I found your video quite helpful as I am not very plant savvy. I really want to plant the Dark Red Loropetalum as a screen to hide an ugly lot next door to us in the St. Simons, GA area. The area we need to plant is moist soil, will they grow in wet soil or not?
Jim, mine are growing in height well. But they just are thin. Not really losing leaves but not growing anymore. How can I get it to grow more leaves?
How to prune this plant
You mentioned it does best in full sun. I was planning to put it in an area that gets a good half day of sun but that's all. Is this a mistake? Will it still do well enough or will I be ruining this shrubs beauty potential sticking it there?
Mine were fine last year (that was my first winter having them ) I'm in N.C. now they look awful all the leaves are brown are they dead ? The ones I planted at the same time 2 years ago in the back of my house look awesome . I need to know if the ones in the front are dead as it's ruining my curb appeal HELP 😥
They will recover quickly, if they are alive. It may be a few weeks before we know though.
Can these loropetalum get established in heavy poorly drained clay ? ( like ligustrum shrubs)
Has anyone grown this in zone 6 by chance? If so, how did it perform?
Hi Jim, I’m in zone 8b, and have some loropetalum that’s are on the East foundation of my house. They were planted in 2003, have reached 6’, and are obstructing two windows. How far down can I cut these back? A nursery worker told me I can get aggressive with the cut, and they would look ugly, but come back just fine. Some of the main trunks are 6-8” in diameter.
They are correct. You could go after it very hard. The sooner the better, because you want this year's growth to harden off for winter.
So, if I cut them down to 3', and take out the larger branches, should I give any thought to the leaves that are on the current bush? What should I leave so I can get it back to some semblance of a shrub and not just a stick(s) in the ground with no foliage? I cut my knockout roses to just above the ground like my mums, and they're growing like crazy. Can I get that aggressive? BTW, I do love your channel. I've gained a lot of knowledge from it.
As I am watching this video again, the ever red you are holding doesn’t look the same as the large one in the store. Wish I could send a pic.
How do you prune and shape it?
It kinda doesn't matter how you prune one of these larger growing Loropetalum. You could cut it in half anytime between April and the end of July with no problem. Just not in fall or winter
My Loropetalum has taken over my beds in front of my house. If I prune them, I only trim the foliage. I really need to cut them way back. Will the foliage come back if I do this? If so, what is the best time to cut them back?
Michelle Crutchfield Yes, cut them now.
Can I use big bloom on it
Can they be planted in September
Hi Jim, does Loropetalum set seeds at all ? Some grow nearby my property and I would like to grow more of it. Have not seen seeds once those frilly " thongs" die off. Or can we propagate from cuttings or graft. It's quite expensive in garden centres I note.
+celtichongy loropetalum are grown from rooted cuttings in early summer.
Thanks Jim, gonna try some of those alternative propagation ideas then. It's a superb shrub no doubt.
Cutting.... So you gonna steal some... Definitely
Hi,
Which loropetalum would you say has the darkest leaves?
Thanks
+Gate_way _ Ever Red is very dark. Purple Pixie is as well
Hi Jim, I'm looking to container grow/pre-bonsai two Ever Reds. Would an Azalea type soil/fertilizer be ideal for this plant, or something more aligned to boxwood evergreen? Thanks for any info.
A fertilizer for acid loving plants would work great on it.
How do you feel about the Pipa's Red Loropetalum?
+Pam Sorry, I haven't had any experience with that one yet. There are so many new patented Loropetalums coming out, I can't keep up
Bro mine are 9 feet tall 🤨
You can actually reset them. I have cut overgrown Loropetalum down to a couple feet