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Loropetalum chinense Ruby Snow ['sPg-3-002'] PP25,832 (Fringe Flower) - A very nice mounding evergreen shrub to 5 to 6 feet tall and wide with the classic dark burgundy foliage of the dark foliage forms of the Chinese fringe flower, but with beautifully contrasting creamy white flowers in spring instead of the pink flowers more often seen on the reddish leaf cultivars of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum. The new foliage comes out bright pinkish red, darkens to deep burgundy before ultimately turning a dark bronze color - colorful itself but the real surprise is the nice white flowers which contrast beautifully with the foliage and in mass these flowers have a delicately sweet aroma.
This plant does best in full sun to part shade with regular to occasional watering and is hardy to about 15 degrees F. While evergreen in southern California gardens all Loropetalum cultivars can go semi-deciduous in colder locations.
This cultivar is a mutation of an unnamed dark leafed pink flowering selection of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum that was selected in 2003 by Yuji Suzukia of Kawaguchi City, Japan who is well known for many other Loropetalum selections. It received US Plant Patent PP25,832 in August 2015. In its patent application it was presented as being notable for its freely branching outwardly spreading and mounding habit, dark burgundy and green-colored leaves, freely flowering habit, being a good container plant and having good garden performance. This plant was introduced into the US trade by the Southern Plant Group of Atlanta, Georgia. The green leafed white flowering natural form of the species is noted as coming from the wilds of China, India and Japan. For more information on the species, see our listing of the white flowering Loropetalum chinense and for more information on other Loropetalum varieties we grew, see our Loropetalum Page.
The information displayed on this page about Loropetalum chinense Ruby Snow 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.
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