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Other Names:  Chinese Fringe Flower, Chinese Witch Hazel

Description:

A pretty spring-blooming variety with stunning white strap-like flowers covering the plant; an easy-to-grow shrub; in Middle Tennessee, semi-evergreen; plant in a protected area from wind

Ornamental Features

Carolina Moonlight Chinese Fringeflower is smothered in stunning fragrant white strap-like flowers along the branches in early spring. It has green evergreen foliage. The oval leaves remain green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Carolina Moonlight Chinese Fringeflower is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Carolina Moonlight Chinese Fringeflower is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Carolina Moonlight Chinese Fringeflower will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Nursery Notes

In Middle Tennessee, Loropetalum is semi-evergreen. For it to perform best, plant this shrub in a protected area from wind.