Loropetalum chinense  

DESCRIPTION

A beautiful evergreen ornamental with dark (Purple to bronze) leaves and pink or fuchsia flowers.  Loropetalum can be maintained as a formal hedge or trained into a small tree. Loropetalum can also be used as a privacy screen or background shrub in the shrub border.    
 

ORIGIN: China, Japan and the Himalayas

SUNLIGHT: Full to part sun

DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Tolerant once established.

HARDINESS ZONE: 8+

SALT TOLERANCE: Poor

TYPICAL HEIGHT: 10-15 feet

WIDTH:  6-10 FEET

GROWTH RATE: Moderate (1-2 feet per year)