Ruby Loropetalum

Ruby Loropetalum is the named cultivar Loropetalum chinense 'Ruby'. North Carolina State Extension describes this evergreen shrub as having ruby-red new growth that matures to burgundy, with bright pink, fragrant flowers in spring and occasional additional bloom. ## Garden use The extension profile gives a mature size of about 5 feet tall and wide and a rounded habit. It lists the plant for USDA zones 7a–9b and recommends full sun to part shade. Use it in a container, border, hedge, mass planting, or screen where its colorful new leaves and spring flowers can be seen. ## Maintenance Grow Ruby in moist, acidic, well-drained soil and water regularly, increasing water during hot weather. North Carolina State Extension also identifies it as deer resistant. [Read the Ruby Loropetalum profile from NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/loropetalum-chinense-var-rubrum-ruby/common-name/chinese-fringe-flower/).