Loropetalum chinense
loropetalum
China, Japan
Shrub, spreading and arching to 5 feet tall. Clusters of 4 to 8 fringe-like small flowers at branch tips each with 4 narrow, twisted petals. Cultivars with purplish foliage and pink to purple flowers are mostly seen on campus.
Stauffer courtyard; New Guinea Garden; Escondido Rd. at Galvez Mall; Crothers Hall; Lokey Bldg.
Illustrations: pink flowers | white flowers.
Related material: Stanford Grounds Plant Information Sheet. List No.12, p.2.
About this Entry: John Rawlings authored the main text of this entry ca. 2005.
