what's wrong eith my Loropetalums?
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loropetalum chlorotic? leaching from new retaining wall?
Comments (5)Sorry for the long delay - and THANK YOU for the replies!!! I hadn't thought about the Miracid solution. So simple, I will definitely try!! It's been a few weeks and the loropetalum are definitely still alive and even trying to bloom in their spots. I haven't given up on them, thanks to lots of support from garden web! Two are still pretty scraggly and don't have great color in their leaves, (these are the ones in the retaining wall crook) but two others (I either couldn't count, didn't remember, or didn't fess up to having 4 the first time around) are doing pretty well where they are less exposed - they probably get a little bit of afternoon shade. Don't know if that makes a difference or not. I've learned so much just by asking my question and reading all the suggestions. Thanks so much again!...See MorePruning Young Loropetalum
Comments (10)OK, here are some pics of the Ever Red Loropetalum in question, which is in my backyard. It was a 5 gallon planted last summer, and gets sun from 9:30 til 4pm. Note how you can see right through it. This is after I pinched back the tips. This is a top view, which might help you see its growth habit. This is one of three 1 gallon Ever Reds in my front yard that were planted at the same time, obtained by the same place from the same stock. They get sun from noon until sunset. Even though someone stepped on it and broke some branches, note how much more dense and richer it looks. It's easy to see that it is well on its way to being as dense as these. ----- Link to pic that shows what the plants looked like when I bought them (but not the exact same plants) ----- Below is one of three Purple Pixie variety I have in my backyard, but with sun only from 9:30 til 2:00. I also have 3 of them in front yard, and although like the Ever Reds these are also rated as "full sun", I've noticed the foliage of these Purple Pixies in less sun is more purple than the other Purple Pixies and Ever Reds in full sun. You can see that the leaves of the Ever Red in the top pic are already becoming multi-colored. Is it possible that these purple loropetalums really prefer partial shade more than full sun (maybe in my part of the world, which is just east of Sacramento?...See MoreLoropetalum suggestions
Comments (20)Thanks for the rude and bizarre criticism, and stroking your ego at my expense, Embothrium. How nice of you to share your opinion -- with a link found, bonus points! -- that my landscaping is ugly and wrong. Especially, you know, since I didn't ask, and it's not the topic here. I posted so A S could see the colors of my shrubs together, not as suggesting or encouraging any kind of pruning. I also stated that I had just done some trimming ... as is common with these specific shrubs ... although nothing is or ever was "sheared to have the same tight rounded shape". How ridiculous. A S, you saw my pics, so I'm going to delete them now....See MoreTransplanting 18-years old purple Loropetalum
Comments (9)I'm trying to make less emotional, more rational choices these days. So I'm going to take your advice and plan to not break my back trying to dig them out. There is also a small lace-leaf Japanese maple... distance from house is fine but it's in full sun, so by end of summer it's quite crispy! Maybe I'll try to salvage that one. I feel bad about not salvaging more of the shrubs but so many are too close to the house, interfering with exterior maintenance. Even though they are mature their placement is quite annoying. I can either keep them and continue to be annoyed by this basic flaw, shear then back to tiny and formal, or do what I would likely tell anyone else to do who wants a more natural, casual garden :-D Thanks!...See Morejjjjade H
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