Red Chocolate Loropetalum

Red Chocolate Loropetalum is a great Loropetalum variety with a dense, more upright growth habit than others of the same species, making more of a mushroom shape when mature. This beautiful shrub is covered in deep, dark purple / slight chocolate colored foliage, and keeps this color through summer. In early thru mid spring, Red Chocolate is covered in tassel like blooms that are a dark hot pink / reddish pink color. Blooms persist on the shrub for quite a long time. Hardy in zones 7- 10 Mature size is 5-8 ft all / 4-6 ft wide. Partial Shade to Full Sun Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring. We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture. Growing Zones: 7-10 outdoors Growth Rate: Moderate Mature Height: 5-8 ft. Mature Width: 4-6 ft. Sunlight: Partial Shade to Full Sun