Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Fire Dance'
Chinese Fringe Flower 'Fire Dance'
Chinese loropetalum is an evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub in the witch-hazel family. It bears dark green, small, heart-shaped, overlapping leaves - the new foliage appearing in late Summer or Autumn - and fragrant white, pink or red spidery flowers in Winter into Spring. This plant will tolerate temperatures down to -5 deg.C, but no lower than that, and so in colder areas the shrub should be grown in a container, so that it can be moved into a cold greenhouse, or conservatory, for the colder months. 'Fire Dance' has reddish-purple leaves, which can be green in summer, and bright pink, slightly fragrant flowers from early spring. Can be smaller-growing than the species, often to 1m in height and width
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Chinese Fringe Flower 'Fire Dance'
Latin name
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Fire Dance'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Hamamelidaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Fire Dance'
Chinese loropetalum is an evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub in the witch-hazel family. It bears dark green, small, heart-shaped, overlapping leaves - the new foliage appearing in late Summer or Autumn - and fragrant white, pink or red spidery flowers in Winter into Spring. This plant will tolerate temperatures down to -5 deg.C, but no lower than that, and so in colder areas the shrub should be grown in a container, so that it can be moved into a cold greenhouse, or conservatory, for the colder months. 'Fire Dance' has reddish-purple leaves, which can be green in summer, and bright pink, slightly fragrant flowers from early spring. Can be smaller-growing than the species, often to 1m in height and width
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in fertile, humus-rich moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade with shelter from cold winds. Best with winter protection, or overwintered in a cold greenhouse. Will not survive winter temperatures below -5C. Ideal for flower borders and beds, wall-side borders, city & courtyard gardens, coastal cottage & informal garden patio & container plants
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Usually the showy, spidery flowers open in late Winter, and continue well into Spring
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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