Remarkable bright red flowers and beautiful purple foliage all year long
Loropetalum chinense EVER RED 'Chang Nian Hong'
This evergreen Loropetalum is noticeable for its foliage, which stays very deep purple all year long.
Its habit is compact, upright and spread, the dimensions are moderate.
EVER RED ® is particularly spectacular during its flowering period, from the end of February to May, depending on the climate. The beautifully sized flowers are shaped as pompoms of fine straps, caracteristic for the Hamamelidaceae family Their full red colour is highlighted by the dark foliage.
Loropetalum like half shade, they tolerate light sun. Once established they suffer draughts.
EVER RED ® can be planted alone or in numbers, in a distance of 1.00 – 1.20 m, and also in pots on a terrace or a balcony when regularly watered.
Data sheet
- Habit
- compact
spreaded - Flowering period
- spring
- Flowering colour
- red
- Foliage
- evergreen
- Foliage colour
- red/purple
- Height
- between 75 cm und 1 m
- Width
- between 75 cm and 1 m
- Position
- partial shade
sunny - Hardiness
- -10°C
- Type of soil
- acid
draining
fertile
fresh
neutral
rich in humus - Use
- balcony
pot
terrace - Selected by
- Marc GRIFFITH
- License issuer
- Sapho
- Type of protection
- PBR / European PBR