I had never really heard of this plant before seeing it in your videos. This looks like a great alternative to Barberry that lose their leaves in the winter and look bad until spring here in zone 9A on the Washington coast. Thanks for the great information about these and other plants.

Wow!!! You covered all the basis, thank you! Execellent job!

Just saw these marked down 50% off. I had to check your channel for info before I got them.😄 Thanks

A well-done video! Informative and to the point. Here in Crestview, FL I've found success transplanting the occasional shoots off of established loropetalum. Growth is easily 12" a year.

Thank you soooooo much just bought 6. 😊

Hi Jim, love your informative videos. I planted 30 Ever Red Loropetalums late July here in Atlanta Georgia. I installed an irrigation drip hose with two 1 gal. emitters for each shrub. Initially, i was watering them about 2 gallons of water every other day. Hot as hell july and august, 90s and very little to no rain. They were doing great, but last two weeks I've noticed quite a bit of bright red leaves on all of them. The weather cooled off a bit last two weeks so I dialed back a little on the water as well. The red leaves break off easy if you touch them. My question...is this normal with the cooler weather...it was in the 70s for one week...or are they not getting enough water???

Hi Jim, I found your video quite helpful as I am not very plant savvy. I really want to plant the Dark Red Loropetalum as a screen to hide an ugly lot next door to us in the St. Simons, GA area. The area we need to plant is moist soil, will they grow in wet soil or not?

I recently planted this bush and so far, all the leaves are a deep burgundy. Can I expect that down the road there will be both green and burgundy leaves? I would love that!

How far apart should I plant these? Do you have a video on pruning/cutting back for newbies? Do I plant the root ball below soil or above?

You mentioned it does best in full sun. I was planning to put it in an area that gets a good half day of sun but that's all. Is this a mistake? Will it still do well enough or will I be ruining this shrubs beauty potential sticking it there?

Can these loropetalum get established in heavy poorly drained clay ? ( like ligustrum shrubs)

I have a question. Love your channel. Are the red diamond midsize by southern living the same as the ever red? I bought a small container of the SL mid red diamond and then saw a large 4 foot ever red with no brand name that was absolutely gorgeous but 150. and they did not have small ones. I decided to google and it says ever red is the former name of red diamond. I am not convinced the two look the same, but I am new at plants. Maybe age of the plant matters and I only have a photo of the large one to compare mine too. Decided recently to put in drought tolerant shrubs versus keep sodding in Florida. I noticed you said in another video the red diamond had purple foliage. The info does say deep burgundy, but I think it looks more purple. Pictures on the internet haven’t helped much. I am so confused. Thanks!

Jim, mine are growing in height well. But they just are thin. Not really losing leaves but not growing anymore. How can I get it to grow more leaves?

How to prune this plant

Why not near a window? I am in zone 8a, looking for flowering shrubs to plant in front of my house, but there are two windows.

Has anyone grown this in zone 6 by chance? If so, how did it perform?

Can I use big bloom on it

Can they be planted in September

Hi Jim, I’m in zone 8b, and have some loropetalum that’s are on the East foundation of my house. They were planted in 2003, have reached 6’, and are obstructing two windows. How far down can I cut these back? A nursery worker told me I can get aggressive with the cut, and they would look ugly, but come back just fine. Some of the main trunks are 6-8” in diameter.

I'm a bit confused on all the varieties of the these purple bushes.

Hi, Which loropetalum would you say has the darkest leaves? Thanks

Mine were fine last year (that was my first winter having them ) I'm in N.C. now they look awful all the leaves are brown are they dead ? The ones I planted at the same time 2 years ago in the back of my house look awesome . I need to know if the ones in the front are dead as it's ruining my curb appeal HELP 😥

My Loropetalum has taken over my beds in front of my house. If I prune them, I only trim the foliage. I really need to cut them way back. Will the foliage come back if I do this? If so, what is the best time to cut them back?

How do you prune and shape it?

Hi Jim, does Loropetalum set seeds at all ? Some grow nearby my property and I would like to grow more of it. Have not seen seeds once those frilly " thongs" die off. Or can we propagate from cuttings or graft. It's quite expensive in garden centres I note.

Hi Jim, I'm looking to container grow/pre-bonsai two Ever Reds. Would an Azalea type soil/fertilizer be ideal for this plant, or something more aligned to boxwood evergreen? Thanks for any info.

How do you feel about the Pipa's Red Loropetalum?

As I am watching this video again, the ever red you are holding doesn’t look the same as the large one in the store. Wish I could send a pic.

Bro mine are 9 feet tall 🤨