Loropetalum chinense 'Red Chocolate' ~ Red Chocolate Fringe Flower med-light Higan Cherry

Higan Cherry

The whorls of light pink fan-shaped flowers bloom continuously from mid-spring well into fall

The loose clusters of trumpet-shaped purple petunia like flowers bloom from late spring until frost

but is intolerant of wet soils

Loropetalum chinense 'Red Chocolate' ~ Red Chocolate Fringe Flower med-light Higan CherryRed Chocolate Fringe Flower is a re blooming evergreen shrub with a more upright habit in youth that becomes more mushroom like as it matures. Its foliage turns a deep purple with chocolate hues that holds strong in summer and heavy blooms of hot red fringe like flowers in late winter through spring. Best color in part sun and moist, acidic, well drained soil. Type: Shrub Origins: East Asia Height: 5' 8' Spread: 4 6' Spacing: 5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 7