Plant field guide
Loropetalum (Purple Diamond)
Compact variety with intensely dark purple foliage and vivid hot pink fringe flowers. Maintains excellent color year-round. Perfect for smaller spaces where standard Loropetalum is too large.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Loropetalum chinense 'Purple Diamond'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 36 in (91 cm) – 60 in (152 cm)
- Spread
- 36 in (91 cm) – 60 in (152 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.
More compact than species. Excellent color retention in full sun. Deer resistant. Low maintenance once established.
Pruning
Prune lightly after spring bloom to shape. Tolerates hard pruning if needed. Avoid pruning after midsummer.
Fertilizer
Balanced acidic (Holly-Tone)
Early spring and after bloom
Mulch
2-3 inches of pine bark or organic mulch.