- Emerald snow loropetalum
Botanical name: Loropetalum chinense ‘Emerald Snow’
Beginner friendly?: yes
Average size at maturity: 5 – 6 ft in height and 6 ft in spread
Bloom time: year-round
Hardy zone: zones 7-10
Flower color: white
Foliage color: green
Growth rate: less than 2 ft a year
Pruning instructions: prune as soon as the plant is done flowering. Do not remove more that ¼ of the size of the plant at once
Propagation methods: cut a stem just below a node and place in water until roots start to emerge
Landscape use: Accent, Bed, Borders, Hedge, Mass Planting, Screening
Light needs: at least 4 hours of light a day
Special features: drought tolerant
Watering instructions: water every other day for the first 3 – 4 months and then reduce watering to about once every week or 2 depending on the amount of rainfall throughout the week
Fertilizing instructions : apply a slow release fertilizer in the early spring
Best time to plant: spring or fall
Best type of soil: loamy
Companion plants: encore azaleas, camellias, ferns, agapanthus
Toxicity level: non-toxic for humans and pets
Invasive species: no
