Plant field guide
Loropetalum (Plum Delight)
One of the best large Loropetalum varieties with consistently dark plum-purple foliage that doesn't fade to green. Heavy spring bloom of raspberry-pink fringe flowers. Excellent as a screen or large specimen.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Loropetalum chinense 'Plum Delight'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 60 in (152 cm) – 96 in (244 cm)
- Spread
- 60 in (152 cm) – 96 in (244 cm)
- Spacing
- Not recorded
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 7–10; average annual extreme minimum from 0°F (-17.8°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: April, May.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
One of the best for maintaining dark purple color year-round. Vigorous grower. Can be trained as a small tree by removing lower branches.
Pruning
Prune after spring bloom. Can be kept compact with annual pruning or allowed to grow into large specimen. Remove crossing branches.
Fertilizer
Balanced acidic (Holly-Tone)
Early spring and midsummer
Mulch
3 inches of pine bark or organic mulch.