A hardy, evergreen shrub of rounded shape with horizontally inclined branches it can grow up to 2-3m by 2.5-3m wide but can be pruned and kept much smaller.
The leaves are oval and hairy the new leaves are pink in colour and age to green.
The flowers are slightly fragrant and remind me of the paper flowers we used to make as school. The flowers are made up of four deep pinks strap-like petals in drooping clusters of 6 to 9 flowers.
Loropetalum chinense grows in full sun or part shade but will produce many more flowers in full sun.
Can be used as hedges, in borders and can be grown in containers