Loropetalum is an evergreen shrub that can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 7 to 10A. ... Ruby: Avoid planting this cultivar in Central Florida as it's susceptible to loropetalum decline.

Loropetalum is an evergreen shrub that can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 7 to 10A. ... Ruby: Avoid planting this cultivar in Central Florida as it's susceptible to loropetalum decline.

I was in the middle of an on-again-off-again master’s program at the time and was fortunate enough to get to know Dr. Raulston well. We lost him way too early in a car crash in 1997, but it’s ...

Loropetalum is a shrub that I have watched go through this process over the past 15 years. It easily fulfilled the requirements for quick acceptance and widespread planting.

Q: My 'Burgundy' loropetalum plants are six feet tall and doing well. Last year, I cut them down to three feet in early spring. They quickly rebounded and ended the season bigger than they need to ...

Now, years later, your pink loropetalum has developed a bud that blooms white. When a plant sprouts limbs that look like its genetic parents, it is called a reversion.

QUESTION: I was wondering if it's too late in the year to prune my loropetalum to encourage growth near the bottom of the bushes. The bottoms are leggy. -- Mary Couvillion ...