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Loropetalum "Rosy Glow"
Comments (5)Let me offer this possibility......Even though we are in a higher zone out here in the PNW, loropetalum seldom overwinters here. The consensus is that our cool summers do not allow for proper ripening of the wood to survive our (usually) quite mild winters. Perhaps the rather recent planting of this shrub combined with some rather severe winter weather produced the same effect? IOW, maybe this wasn't the best season to determine this particular variety's hardiness or endurance? FWIW, the only 'Rosy Glow' I could turn up was the barberry (correctly 'Rose Glow')..........not a single hit for Loropetalum 'Rosy Glow' :-)...See MoreLoropetalum
Comments (4)Mine look like hell and I am in 9b! I have cut some of them back, but they are budding out all along the stems (the ones that are not dead). I would wait a bit until warmer weather, take note of where they are breaking bud and cut back to that point. If you can stand it. I am switching to something else, I think. I hate their flower color, was growing them for their 'evergreen' purple leaves. For this climate, I think the hot dry summer not good for them, either, so not the best choice, at least here....See Moreloropetalum chinensis - experiences?
Comments (2)If you want an evergreen presence that maintains this purplish coloring, then Loropetalum is really your best bet. There aren't too many other evergreens that offer that coloring. This is a very heat tolerant plant, so that's not a concern. It does require a good organic (and somewhat acidic) soil and will need moderate irrigation if in hot sun. And planting in sun will encourage the best foliage coloring, although I've yet to encounter any cultivar of purple-leafed loropetalum that doesn't bronze out in midsummer. It's a bit intolerant of PNW winters here - doesn't actually get hot enough here in summer to adequately ripen new growth, so is often vulnerable to winter cold damage, even in this mild climate. It's pretty widely planted in California, though, and in some pretty hot locations....See MoreAnyone have experience with loropetalum burgundy?
Comments (1)I agree hthey are beautiful but alas have joined my other plants in the Big garden in the sky. I had it on a west wall protected by a garage.I like it alot and may give it another chance in a different spot...See MoreLogan L Johnson
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