Loropetalum "Plum Delight'

Loropetalum ‘Plum Delight’ – A Pop of Color with Southern Grace
With its rich, plum-colored foliage and fringed pink blooms, Loropetalum chinense ‘Plum Delight’ is the kind of plant that turns heads and feels right at home in a well-loved garden. Native to the woodlands of Asia, Loropetalum has charmed gardeners for generations with its graceful form and year-round interest. ‘Plum Delight’ is especially loved in the South for the way it blends timeless beauty with low-maintenance ease.

Where It Grows Best
This evergreen shrub thrives in USDA zones 7–10 and prefers full sun to part shade. It’s well-suited to Southern gardens and does beautifully in borders, foundation plantings, or as a stand-alone stunner near a picket fence or garden gate.

Growth Pattern
‘Plum Delight’ grows in a naturally rounded, arching habit, reaching about 6–8 feet tall and wide at maturity. Its soft, weeping branches create a layered, flowing look—graceful yet bold, like something out of an heirloom garden journal. With light pruning, it can also be kept smaller or shaped into a low hedge.

Care Instructions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade (more sun brings out the richest foliage color)

• Water: Water regularly until established; drought-tolerant once mature

• Soil: Prefers acidic, well-drained soil

• Feeding: Fertilize in early spring with an all-purpose shrub fertilizer

• Pruning: Lightly prune after blooming to shape if needed; otherwise, let its natural form shine

With its vivid foliage and graceful silhouette, ‘Plum Delight’ adds a romantic, cottage-style flair to any landscape—just the kind of plant that’s equally at home by the garden gate or catching the last golden light on a quiet Southern afternoon.