Purple Pixie Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense ‘Peack’ PP 19916

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Flowering Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 18″+, depending on pruning

Width at Maturity: 3-4′

Suggested Spacing: 2.5-3′ apart for mass plantings; 6’+ apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Cascading, Dense, Mounding, Spreading/Trailing

Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

Flower Color: Bright pink

Flower Size: 1-1.5″

Flowering Period: Early Spring, Mid-Spring

Flower Type: Fringe

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Deep Purple year round

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sandy (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Somewhat Dry

Soil pH: 4.0 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acidic)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Description

With its dense, mounding form and outstanding deep purple foliage and flower color, Purple Pixie Loropetalum is just the plant we’ve been looking for…for decades. Growing to only about 2 feet in height with a spread of 3 to 4 feet, Purple Pixie boasts some of the most intense purple foliage color of any plant on the market, and the color doesn’t fade during summer or winter or in sun or in shade. Vibrant pink, witch hazel-like, fringe flowers are produced in spring, providing a stunning contrast to the the purple, evergreen foliage.

Landscape & Garden Uses

With its low and mounding form, Purple Pixie Loropetalum fits perfectly as an accent in smaller garden spaces or solo in pots, planters and other containers. In larger landscape spaces Purple Pixie is ideal for use as a border, in groupings, or mass plantings. Use it where a low plant is needed in home foundation plantings, as a border along walkways and paths, to cascade over walls, and as a groundcover on embankments, hillsides and slopes for beautification and erosion control. Purple Pixie is one of a very few Loropetalum cultivars that works very well in pots and planters, where it’s weeping branches will cascade beautifully over the edges of pots. A fine addition to purple theme gardens, Asian theme gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3 feet apart for mass plantings; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Loropetalum variety is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

When planted right, and in the right spot, Purple Pixie Loropetalum is easy to grow and maintain. It must have well-drained soil. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant in a well-drained site. In our gardens, we’ve found that Purple Pixie® Loropetalum grows well in full sun or part shade. It has also shown exceptional tolerance to drought, heat, humidity, insects and disease. Purple Pixie Loropetalum requires no pruning to keep its dense, mounding form. That said, a stray branch can be snipped any time of year to keep the plant tidy.

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The plants were reasonably priced, easy to order and arrived in perfect condition. This wasn’t my first order from Wilson Brothers, and I’m sure it won’t be my last!—————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived healthy and well packaged. Doing well in a sunny location on the west side of the house. Love the color.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I wanted to try Purple Pixie In my front porch containers, but had trouble finding due to being in zone 6, where they are not grown. I took a chance and ordered from you. Mail ordered plants are not always what you expect. My 2.5 qt shrubs arrived and were in great shape. Packaging was very good. Happy to report they are planted and doing well! The smaller size/cost made my purchase worth a try! Plus, I love your website, so many helpful resources.——————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Unfortunately the original plant I received did not survive. However, they have agreed to replace it. Great customer service. Looking forward to receiving the replacement,———————————So sorry, the first one didn’t make it, but we stand behind our plants. I hope the replacement does well. Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These arrived in great condition. They were packaged in a manner that kept them in perfect shape. I followed instructions to plant and care for them. Both bushes are thriving.———————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG