Growing best in full sun to part shade with regular to occasional watering. It is hardy to about 15 degrees F. While evergreen in southern California gardens all Loropetalum cultivars can go semi-deciduous in colder locations.

The white flowering natural form of Loropetalum chinense is noted as coming from the wilds of China, India and Japan but Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum was first described from material of garden origin and has been widely cultivated in southern China. For more information on cultivation and the species, see our listing of the white flowering Loropetalum chinense.

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Blush' was first imported in 1989 by a researcher with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and introduced in 1993 by the National Arboretum and it has been marketed in the US nursery trades under the names 'Monraz' and 'Raspberry Fringe'. We first started growing this plant in 1995 and continued to grow and sell it until closing the nursery in 2025. There was a large specimen of this cultivar trained up as a small tree next to our sales office across from a plant of the lower and wider growing Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hines Purple Leaf'. 

The information displayed on this page about Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Blush' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.