Can I grow Loropetalum in my zone? Sadly, no. Did I watch and enjoy the whole video anyway? Yes. 😄
@JimPutnam8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@zoreslavazinczenko10608 ай бұрын
Same here. But always, ALWAYS enjoy Jim and Steph's videos!!! Loving the Purple Daydream!! SOOO jelly!!!❤
@kathiesimpson5718 ай бұрын
Fantastic video as always! I love Lorapetalum and attempted growing Ruby in my zone 7 yard. They were in a wind protected spot, but didn’t thrive and then the deer ate them…lol. Your space is so beautiful and your content is always helpful. Many thanks to you both.
@-HughJass-8 ай бұрын
@@kathiesimpson571 I'm surprised you had trouble in zone 7. I thought these were hardier than that. Jim is in zone 7b i think.
@jcking67858 ай бұрын
@GardenKath Ditto! I even looked up Purple Pixie to see if by chance it might survive in my yard in central KY which has been “upgraded” from 6b to 7a. It’s rated 7a (0° to 10°) but I do not trust the new zone designations; we had subzero temps in early Winter so I guess loropetalums are a no go for me. ☹️
@jamestennison68878 ай бұрын
As a new landscape designer in East Texas, I’ve learned so much watching your videos over the past several years. I can’t thank you enough!
@brianandtamiolson23308 ай бұрын
Because of you introducing me to these plants I now have 5 different varieties in my landscape. Love these plants. They are so hardy and I keep them in full sun her in California zone 9b. I selectively hand prune each one when needed. I have not sheared or thought about it at all yet. My plants are all approximately 3 years old and thriving. Thank you for the introduction to what I would say is my favorite colored shrub in my landscape.
@penelopebutton93238 ай бұрын
If you don’t mind me asking, where did you find them? Was it at a local nursery, online or lowes/Home Depot type store?
@oneblockwonderwoman68338 ай бұрын
Just wondering if you have acidic soil or more alkaline?
@JM-lo8xu8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, really appreciate seeing the different varieties with an explanation on how lighting influences its growth habit!
@craigsummerville88238 ай бұрын
Carolina Midnight, yay! Now I know what variety to use when I replace my forsythia.
@janisstuart188 ай бұрын
Here in San Diego, Zone 10b, my Purple Daydream Loropetalum is vigorously in full bloom for the first time. It was in a part shade location last year and I was ready to give up on it. Figured I had nothing to lose by moving it to its present sunnier spot. Second chance worked out well.
@Luvyatilyouactup8 ай бұрын
This is a great day for Jim, for Loropetalum is his one true plant love 💘 It’s certainly a beauty though. Mine are all so heavily blooming that I can barely see the foliage.
@sharonparsons32227 ай бұрын
Love the term “meatballing”, not heard it before, describes what happens so well!
@rnguyen25165 ай бұрын
lol it made me laugh but now I can’t un-see it! Reminds me of the term “meatball surgery” from the show M*A*S*H 😂!
@kristinj62988 ай бұрын
Jim's terrible pruning video earned you a new subscriber! I love this idea of seeing how others use them in their yards and giving us some thoughts on it. I'm looking to train one into a smallish tree. I have several as their natural form, they are so happy in N FL zone 8b. Great plant!
@ramgiberson71808 ай бұрын
❤hello everyone, Mr Jim putnam and Stephany. Beautiful flowers 😊.
@kso8088 ай бұрын
My mother has many of these around her Durham NC home, in bloom now. Saw a lot of them on our trip back from the beach today too. Some of the ones in this video are stunning!
@Davesobscurevideos6 ай бұрын
I live in Durham and am about to plant some! That’s good to know.
@mollydansby949023 күн бұрын
They are all over Chapel Hill too!
@jennifergreene88918 ай бұрын
My Favorite plant!! I am in love with the Dwarf Purple Pixie and the Daydream! Love this video! Thank you Jim and Stephanie!
@DS-rf7si8 ай бұрын
Chiming in for San Diego zone 10. Yes, these grow very well here. Unfortunately, most are grown around business establishments and their landscaping companies trim them into perfect squares that they are not allowed to bloom. I am currently looking for the Pixie one.
@staceyalarcon40278 ай бұрын
Thanks to you I have a Purple Diamond in the backyard. I’m adding a Purple Daydream to the front this year. Would love to add Purple Pixie somewhere and that Emerald Snow. They look great all year, the flowering is just a bonus for me.
@SewDesired8 ай бұрын
I’m just waiting for a zone 6 cultivar. 😁
@terriebutler67378 ай бұрын
Don’t have any but I am loving that Purple Daydream 💜
@sunsickokra2188 ай бұрын
I inherited a group of 3 loropetalum planted about 6ft apart out in the full sun. They've lost most of their purple color but I still love them. I gave up on trying to keep them small a while ago and have been tree-forming them over the past 3 years - they are easily 12+ feet tall and solid pink with flowers right now. Absolutely stunning. 🤩
@Esthermyrrh6 ай бұрын
How did they lose their color?
@waterdd16 ай бұрын
Following.
@daymoonfarm29038 ай бұрын
You've sold me on Loropetalum. I can't wait until i have a place where I can plant some!
@RandyTodd-ms8yb8 ай бұрын
That is a happy loropetalum! Really likes that spot. Beautiful!
@julieh29358 ай бұрын
Yay! One of my absolute favorites! Because of your recommendations, I now have Emerald Snow, Carolina Midnight, and a Red Diamond. I plan to plant as many varieties as I can find. I would love to create a tunnel with some larger varieties, as you described. 😊
@charlesvickers48048 ай бұрын
Mine is pruned to a tree. No leaves below 7 ft and an umbrella top about 14 ft wide. It was planted in 2009. It carries blooms for about 3 months late winter into spring and in the fall from about Halloween till New Year's. When I want more I just stick my trimmings in the dirt and walk away. By pruning time next season roughly 50 per entire have rooted and ready to dig and move where I want them. I'm in Bladen county just south East of you.
@sunshinensprinkles93228 ай бұрын
I love the loropetalum. Years ago my parents planted them along the fence line for a screen and they are just beautiful. Must be at least 20 feet tall. I planted 3 in my full sun back acre and the summer sun just scorches them. I’ve come to realize that even if something states full sun, unless it is a tree, here in my area of north Fl it will require some afternoon shade.
@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica8 ай бұрын
That's absolutely looks beautiful! Thanks Jim
@jomassey42078 ай бұрын
8ve been shaping my red loropetalum for the past 9 years. Its growing bigger every season. It does need cutting back regularly. Jo from New Zealand 😊
@shervegas8 ай бұрын
Beautiful! My tree is about 3 ft tall now I just love the dark red leaves 😊
@dia94918 ай бұрын
That wall of ruby loropetalum is gorgeous. I’ve never seen them so thick growing like that. Absolutely amazing with all those blooms. I have the purple diamond and i don’t know if it will bloom this year. It’s still alive in the back yard but only gets afternoon sun. It’s the one I’m going to move next month into the front flower bed as per your advice. I’m in zone 7b SETN and I’ll be honest I don’t see them often here. Now if I go over the state line into GA I see them much more often.
@tshane2508 ай бұрын
Haha, I never even heard of Loropetalum until I subscribed to your channel. Now I have a purple pixie in my yard 😊. Thanks for sharing as always, Jim!
@julieleightner58188 ай бұрын
Zone 10, so cal. Mine are in full bloom. Full sun
@mavisjones47508 ай бұрын
I love loropetalums. I have 6 (2 varieties) in my landscape. Some of mine are already blooming, too.
@Yvonne_ennovY8 ай бұрын
I have an Ever Red Lotopetalum that is blooming like it was established 4-5 years ago! 🤩🌱 (Just planted it 11/23 in NC). I adore the bright red fringe flowers with the almost black foliage. In hindsight I probably should have bought an ever red mini, but since the one I have is planted under a second story window I think it will still look great in the long run. 🤞🏾
@wmcinacs21742 ай бұрын
Hi, I grow them in zone 10B and they do great, flower during spring and autumn
@BloomCatBloom8 ай бұрын
I absolutely adore Loropetalum and have quite a collection going! Deer don't eat mine, but they are my dog's favorite plant to snack on 😂. (He's an odd one...probably not something most people have to worry about. 😂)
@anitahadley28718 ай бұрын
My loropetalum are blooming the best they’ve ever bloomed this year. I don’t know if it’s because I had to really hard prune them last year after that weird winter weather. I can see one from my front door and when the early morning sun hits it, it just glows. We have never noticed that in the 8 years we’ve lived here. The previous owner definitely planted a lot of them, some not in the best spots, so I have limbed up some. I hope this freeze Monday night doesn’t kill all the flowers.
@sandiepetersonsellsraleigh8 ай бұрын
In my yard, all of the Loropetalum are absolutely our herds of deer resistant which thrills us but I have the white one that you have in your yard and the deer heavily munch on that one. Thank you so much Jim for your wonderful information, I look forward to sitting down and enjoying your great presentations.
@pansepot14908 ай бұрын
Try venison stew. 😉😅
@marciagrant66878 ай бұрын
I love all of the varieties! The recent winter blast destroyed 1/2 of my Loropetalum shrub. I killed the purple Daydream when I moved it into a pot and forgot to water it.
@boysrus28 ай бұрын
We have a long tall hedge of lorapetalum overhanging the driveway of our new house. My son scraped his car on them backing out. You answered my question about when to prune. Thanks!
@linakhoury66238 ай бұрын
Hi Jim . Your Loropetalum shrubs look amazing . I will plant it in my garden . Have a wonderful day .
@kayjane21158 ай бұрын
I have four Loropetalum shrubs. I purchased them around 2021. The tag called it Plum Gorgeous, and they are indeed gorgeous! The fringe is a lighter pink than the ones in this video. Other than giving them a haircut when needed, I do nothing at all to them. I don't even water them here in zone 8b. A favorite for sure!
@judymckerrow67208 ай бұрын
Thank you Jim and Stephany. Sure wish they were hardy in my area. 🪻💚🙃
@KellerLatina7 ай бұрын
I wonder if these. Loropedlun would grow in a big planter
@clintparker18818 ай бұрын
Love all the information about this wonderful plant!! Here in the Shelby Co. area of west TN, zone 8a we've had some issues the last couple of winters with the single digit temps damaging ours.
@HandcraftedintheFoothills8 ай бұрын
Love ours BUT the last 2 winters in East TN have been rough on ours....they defoliate then take a bit to leaf back out
@sheilakethley53518 ай бұрын
I’m south of Nashville, and my lorapetelums have really had a rough time. I’m sad for my favorite shrub.
@cperryisnow8 ай бұрын
Here in Arkansas and also had a really tough last 2 winters. Actually lost 8 mature (10+ years) shrubs over last 2 winters bc of weather. Sad and expensive !
@dia94918 ай бұрын
I’m also in East TN and I got two last year. One didn’t make it but one is holding strong. Any advice for them?
@KarenDGobsmacked8 ай бұрын
I'm south of Nashville too. I planted them fall of 2022 and the winter blast did a number on them. Mine haven't bloomed yet. When should they bloom around here? I figure the artic blast set them back. @@sheilakethley5351
@mrbillyboy1234kids3 ай бұрын
Is this safe in zone 7 nj
@rachael25028 ай бұрын
I checked all your videos and decided on a ruby for a screening plant. It’s in a little shade, but still has beautiful flowers. I’m hoping it has enough sun to look good this summer. Beautiful plants.
@darlaMac80608 ай бұрын
I saw your disclaimer regarding deer, and it brings to mind a theory I've been working on. We are driving deer out of their natural habitats, so they are starving. A starving animal will need to eat, even if it's not what they prefer. I see woodland disappearing at an alarming rate where I live, and it makes me nauseous.
@soumitronagpal36198 ай бұрын
Brilliant very illuminating video. Thanks
@Collington238 ай бұрын
I’ve seen giant loropetalum in Leu Gardens in zone 10a Orlando, FL and they look good but don’t put on quite the flowering show. They still flower but more sporadically throughout the year rather than one big show. Mine in zone 9b a little north of Orlando have put on a small flowering show as well but after this past winter where it only got down to 35° they seemed a bit confused.
@ShirleyJDavis8 ай бұрын
I have enjoyed this video. It was a great help to me.
@Ash_98 ай бұрын
I’m on the hunt for one of those old varieties of green with white flowers that grew 20ft+ I wish they still propagated those.
@pcrice-lr2dn8 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you 🍃🌿
@MispelledOnPurpose7 ай бұрын
Those are beautiful. I'll have to get some.
@julieh29358 ай бұрын
I had to comment again on this one because I keep thinking about that tunnel you described. I’ve seen the cattle panel/t-post idea to create a garden arch (could use those round moon gates if someone had more to spend on it). Someone could get the larger loropetalum and perhaps train them on the arch to create a long tunnel (or short). To me, that seems easy since they are so flexible while growing, so I may just try it! Maybe with Carolina Midnight or Ruby. 🤔 Thanks, again!
@paulgreenleaf6008 ай бұрын
Whats great about Loropetalum is even if you sacrifice flowers for shape/size its still a winner with the purple to burgundy foliage...Ive decided to use pixie a little more than daydream in the small gardens. I like the color better on the pixie...
@rooteddwellings7 ай бұрын
Establishing them is my hardest issue in Oklahoma I have a 50/50 chance over the first 3 years from planting. We have huge temp swings
@kathrynmettelka72168 ай бұрын
Some previous owner of our house planted loropetalums in front of our living room windows and they wanted to be trees unless coerced by a full-time gardener. We replaced them with sasanqua October Magic Ruby. Less maintenance. Some neighbors have new horizontal growing varieties, but I’ve been burned by older varieties.
@gardengirl6498 ай бұрын
Love your channel. Wish you would put the Zone range in the title. It is so hard to see something so pretty and get 3/4 of the way through the video only to find out that I'm too cold
@chompapottamus8 ай бұрын
Zone 10a California, I have some dwarf loraptetalum with a red color, they flower fine. Also I don’t water then in our dry summers and they don’t care
@loriledner65288 ай бұрын
Thank you both !!
@pas1006578 ай бұрын
Hey Jim I've been pulling out 20yr+ Ruby Loropetalum that haven't aged well throughout our development and replacing them with the variety Red Chocolate it has the year round deep burgundy (chocolate) foliage with red blooms and being a semi- dwarf stays closer to the 6-8 foot range.
@solsticesummer9828 ай бұрын
I have a purple variegated I would have to look at the tag. It’s beautiful though. Lavender flowers with pale white, green, wine colored variegation on leaves. Need to get in ground.
@katn75388 ай бұрын
Love my loropetalums, thanks to you! They don’t care for west winter winds in our 7a. Could you make suggestions for plants that tolerate west winter winds zone 7 in an upcoming q&a or separate video? I learned the hard way with 20 plus encore azaleas.
@Amy14378 ай бұрын
I just ordered a purple daydream last night!
@Caryn-n9wАй бұрын
Hi there. Just saw this video and I was thrilled since I am now planning to shop for a loropelatum soon. Can you tell me which variety of a red would grow about 5’? Tops 6’? Thanks for any tips.
@marionallen22228 ай бұрын
I got 2 purple pixies for a hillside I hope they take off this spring 🤍🤍🤍
@RocksieBaby8 ай бұрын
I would LOVE to have a Purple Daydream 💜💜💜 but sadly they’re outside my Zone 6 area. Anyone have experience trying them in this zone??? Enjoyed the video anyway 😊
@MelindaBrooks-vj3fr8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the info on Loropetalum. I have 3, one is Purple Day dream in too much shade and another is a 6 footer whose name I forget. I wondered how to prune them. I also have Pixie which always looks on the edge of death! Possibly not enough water as it is trying to establish? I love finding out more about the plants that I have!
@rphjacobs91978 ай бұрын
We just recently got changed from zone 6B to zone 7A…. Think I am safe to grow a Purple Daydream???
@joyfuljan778 ай бұрын
Hi Jim. This video was so timely. We were at the nursery today looking for foundation shrubs that are deer resistant. This is our 4th planting in 10 years. Ended up buying Winter Gem Boxwoods this time and looking at adding the Purple Pixies in front. We live in southern Wake Co and with all the building the deer will eat most anything. My husband does try to keep them sprayed but we see 3-6 in our front yard almost every night. Any suggestions as far a plants or other deterents? Thank you!
@rnguyen25165 ай бұрын
Hi Jim, I love the video and all of the examples! I would like to plant lorapetulum under some giant cedars that were limbed up too high, costing me my privacy from my neighbors. The lorapetulum would get southern sun through the cedars but shade on the north side of them. Do you think that wouid be a good option? I thought about smoke bush or elderberry, too. They would be in a slight slope where rain tends to run off. Zone 8B Dallas. Also, how long do the blooms last? Are they pretty short-lived?
@karenbrower99528 ай бұрын
My baby purple pixie is just budding up. Its its third summer coming up. I planted the area in 2022.
@grassrootsgardening8 ай бұрын
Great video buddy!!👍👍
@buzydebb8 ай бұрын
I LOVE this plant. I have 2......they both look dead and we were only down in the 20's. I am in zone 8b (in the Willamette Valley in Oregon). Have no idea what happened to them. They are my favorite!! And of course they are nearly impossible to get here. (Salem, OR) My one year old one looks dead and my 3 year old looks dead too. I am so sad. Having purple foliage is just beautiful in the yard. Do you think I did something wrong???
@8helenjhouston88 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing us how to prune Lorapetulum!!!! Very helpful! You should get a dollar for every time you say L…😂
@lisahostetler70538 ай бұрын
Great info, thanks! Zone 8a here, upstate SC... I have a variegated loropetalum that was planted 4 years ago as a foundation planting, and has never looked that great since it was planted. It gets full sun from about 1pm on. The beautiful variegated foliage is now only slightly variegated, more of a muddy brown. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just a plant that was a nice idea but not a great plant? 😆 I do fertilize with plant tone. And it's about 4' tall n wide.
@DrScogs8 ай бұрын
Timely. Earlier this week I attempted to murder a giant Carolina Midnight (I think) on my property line that had overgrown after not being cared for by the previous owner. I’m so glad you’re not the pruning police. When I got into it, there were a lot of crossing branches and the inside just didn’t look healthy. Didn’t help there was a privet trying to invade the back side. Can I just hard prune it and really ‘clean it up’? Or maybe tree form so I can get at the interior and keep it better inspected (I’m in 8b if it matters)
@LeeB58 ай бұрын
Great vid! I have 2 that were hurt big time in our ‘arctic’ winter(Zone 7b-8a, Arkansas) a couple of years ago.(Also lost my gardenias then😭) I had to do a bunch of cutting back on them after that, but they are now doing beautifully. They are in mostly sun all day. Can’t remember the name, (think they are “Ever Red”), but mine have really dark purple/black leaves and bloom a gorgeous RED! The sun on them makes the flowers absolutely glow! Do I HAVE to prune them after flowering, or can I just leave them alone til maybe next year? If I prune after bloom, will it help them get bushier better? 😃
@milyundlrsmile7 ай бұрын
Just planted a carolina midnight. Hopefully, I can turn it into a tree.
@lisagreen74998 ай бұрын
Sadly they are very “iffy” in zone 7 NW TN. I am trying again with Zhou Zhou, which I have been told, is tougher. It’s an older one that gets big. That’s what I needed where I put it. 🤞🏻
@taraallison43538 ай бұрын
I have a few loropetalums that are really scarce in the middle of them. I noticed last summer they dropped a lot of leaves.. not sure what’s wrong…maybe soil needing some amendments? What kind of soil do they like?
@sayzar94747 ай бұрын
Im looking to potentially a get a couple of these for my house but I have a problem area. It’s on the north side of the house so it gets very little sun in the winter and a lot of sun in the summer, in between two trees (the area gets very early morning sun, then mid day sun, and then evening sun broken up by the trees shadows which is about 6 hours of sun total) and then it’s also right on top of pipes that are about 2-3 feet below the soil. I’ve read these ones roots aren’t a problem and I can work around that but would this plant be recommended for that spot? I very much like the color of the leaves, the size, flower and that it’s evergreen.
@Flower_hoarder8 ай бұрын
☕️🌳ENJOYED 🌳☕️
@marionallen22228 ай бұрын
Oh wow the blooms are so pretty I want the green one with white blooms is their a purple with white blooms 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
@dia94918 ай бұрын
Now you’re talking. How gorgeous would that be!
@Aliasjax8 ай бұрын
There's a beautiful new variegated variety, "Jazz Hands," I added to my garden last spring. It experienced a bit of transplant shock and has reverted to purple, no varigation at all on this spring's new growth. Very disappointed.
@JimPutnam8 ай бұрын
I didn't mention the variegated one on purpose. I've yet to see one look good in the ground. Better container plant
@dylan82858 ай бұрын
Do they have any vase life for the blooms you just cut off?
@karenschwartz52098 ай бұрын
Nice😊
@dak38458 ай бұрын
I planted 13 purple pixie in about august 2022 along a stone wall (8a). They did great until winter. Temps too cold and they all died. So sad.
@thebotanicalark66087 ай бұрын
How are they with pollinators? What has been observed visiting if anything?
@AnjaliNair-n6t7 ай бұрын
Do they support a lot of pollinators ? I found a loropetalum plant out here in tropical parts of India ! Trying to figure out how to help it thrive here.
@ms.ashleigh92687 ай бұрын
Hi Jim, I planted 3 loropetalums in my garden last fall. One is doing amazing one is ok but the other looks bad. The leaves are drying out and turning brown. What can I do ?! I’ve added compost to the base. I’ve fertilized it and water it weekly, never prune them. I just don’t know what else I can do. Please help
@SamIAm12368 ай бұрын
Would this plant be somewhat salt tolerant? I'm in coastal SC and I see these everywhere. My problem is the cat population in my neighborhood pee and ruin my plants except my wildflower garden. Lost azaleas last year and have been hesitant on planting something new.
@heatherw.27518 ай бұрын
Can the bacterial gall you talked about be spread to different types of plants as well? For example, a holly or camellia?
@JimPutnam8 ай бұрын
There are different galls. This one will get onto to oleander and olives.
@heatherw.27518 ай бұрын
@@JimPutnam thanks!!
@rosacastillokrewson80488 ай бұрын
My lorapetaleum has been struggling for years! I can't figure it out. I have on the SE side of my home, so plenty of sun. Dies all tge way back in winter but comes back in the spring. It was a rescue from a local nursery but its been 4 years and no growth. Zone 7 VA
@merryshort52765 ай бұрын
Can these be started from cuttings?
@jimspeer70398 ай бұрын
What brand of pruners do you use?
@ih3artrock8 ай бұрын
Do I need to fertilize my loropetalum?
@Andy44Andy7 ай бұрын
Which variety grows tallest/biggest in Houston/Texas area?
@MyPetZombie848 ай бұрын
Any purple ones yet for zone 5? or 6?
@karenbrower99528 ай бұрын
Oops purple daydream not pixie. Can I trim my daydream back to make it fuller?