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Post by daylilydude on Nov 11, 2018 5:38:34 GMT -5
is this... it's at the front of our school and is blooming as I ask this question?
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Post by carolyn on Nov 11, 2018 7:44:05 GMT -5
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Post by brownrexx on Nov 11, 2018 8:03:37 GMT -5
Wow that's really pretty. It's surprising to see flowers at this time of year
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 11, 2018 13:37:35 GMT -5
Yes, it's, loropetalum. It has become a really popular landscaping plant around here in recent years. As you can see from the link that carolyn posted, there are a number of cultivars available ranging from little plants about 18" high to big shrubs that get 7-8' tall. Most of them have bronze or even purplish leaves, with the color stronger in cool weather. Since they don't defoliate here in winter, they provide year-round color. The big flush of bloom is in spring, but yes, they bloom sometimes in fall as well. They can grow in full sun or part shade (such as high shade from trees) so they are the new and trendy azalea substitute around here, and even in parking lot landscaping since they are pretty durable once established. My next-door neighbor had a bunch growing under her trees. Most of them survived the storm and the tree removal, but they are now having to adapt to full sun. Luckily for them it's fall and they aren't having to deal with heat as well!
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Post by Gianna on Nov 12, 2018 18:09:10 GMT -5
It's used in landscaping here in SoCal too. Pretty plant.
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Post by bestofour on Nov 12, 2018 21:24:48 GMT -5
I have 4 or 5 in the yard, a few pinkish and then a few burgundy. Here the summer leaves are green and they bloom in the spring, and in the winter the leaves turn from green to a purplish color and they flower again. They get very large.
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