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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Loropetalum chinense''
| image = Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg
| image_caption = ''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Loropetalum]]''
| species = '''''L. chinense'''''
| binomial = ''Loropetalum chinense''
}}
'''''Loropetalum chinense''''' is commonly known as the '''Chinese fringe flower'''. Two forms of ''L. chinense'' exist; a white- (to pale-yellow-) flowering green-leafed variety and a pink-flowering variety with leaves varying from bronze-red when new to olive-green or burgundy when mature, depending on selection and growing conditions.
They are [[evergreen]] with branches forming horizontal layers. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternately arranged, ovate up to 5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, and have a slightly abrasive feel.
==Cultivation and uses==
''L. chinense'' grows best in fertile, slightly acidic soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour and is hardy down to -3 deg. It is a popular [[ornamental plant]], grown for its prolific clusters of flowers and (in the case of the pink flowering variety) deeply coloured foliage that may contain various green, copper, purple and red tones.
<gallery>
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-leaves.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' leaves
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-fruit.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' fruit
</gallery>
==References==
*[http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/loro_chi.cfm Floridata: Loropetalum chinense]
{{Saxifragales-stub}}
[[Category:Saxifragales]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Loropetalum chinense''
| image = Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg
| image_caption = ''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Loropetalum]]''
| species = '''''L. chinense'''''
| binomial = ''Loropetalum chinense''
}}
'''''Loropetalum chinense''''' is commonly known as the '''Chinese fringe flower'''. Two forms of ''L. chinense'' exist; a white- (to pale-yellow-) flowering green-leafed variety and a pink-flowering variety with leaves varying from bronze-red when new to olive-green or burgundy when mature, depending on selection and growing conditions.
They are [[evergreen]] with branches forming horizontal layers. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternately arranged, ovate up to 5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, and have a slightly abrasive feel.
==Cultivation and uses==
''L. chinense'' grows best in fertile, slightly acidic soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour and is hardy down to -3 deg. It is a popular [[ornamental plant]], grown for its prolific clusters of flowers and (in the case of the pink flowering variety) deeply coloured foliage that may contain various green, copper, purple and red tones.
<gallery>
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-leaves.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' leaves
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-fruit.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' fruit
</gallery>
==References==
*[http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/loro_chi.cfm Floridata: Loropetalum chinense]
{{Saxifragales-stub}}
[[Category:Saxifragales]]
