Carolina Midnight Loropetalum – 1 Gallon Pot

Spacing:  6′ for solid hedges; 10-12’+ for space between plants

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Flower Color:  Deep Fuchsia-Pink

Flower Size:  1-1.5″

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Growing naturally to about 10-15 feet tall and 8-10 feet wide, or kept smaller with occasional pruning, Carolina Midnight Loropetalum is an ideal choice as an accent, in groupings or mass plantings, or in straight or staggered rows in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive evergreen flowering tree that can be used as a focal point specimen or in clusters. It’s low water needs makes it suitable for use in Xeriscape plantings. The year round deep purple foliage contrasts nicely with plants that have yellow, light green, grey or other light colored foliage or flowers. A fine addition to purple-theme color gardens and large containers with a rim diameter of 16 inches or more. 

Spacing:  6′ for solid hedge;  10-12′ or more for space between plants

Note:  For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Loropetalum is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring. Requires a well-lit space for overwintering indoors.

Carolina Midnight Loropetalum is very easy to grow in most any average, most but well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant Purple Diamond® in a well-drained site. When established, plants are exceptionally drought tolerant, requiring little if any supplemental irrigation. Foliage is more dense and colorful in full sun. Requires no pruning, however responds very well to almost any amount, making it an excellent choice for hedges.

Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Loropetalum shrubs.