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			Loropetalum chinense, Oliver (Hamamelis chinensis, R. Br.). Shrub, to 12 ft.: branchlets densely ferrugineous pubescent: lvs. ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded and oblique at the base, glaucescent below and hairy on the veins, ciliate, 1-2 in. long: fls. in clusters of 4-5; petals strap-shaped, ¾ -l in. long, white. yellowish or greenish white. March, April. Cent, and S.E.China. B.M.7979. G. C. II. 19:152; III. 15:343. Gn. 65, p. 255. J.H. III. 18:235. R.H. 1904, p. 571. I.T. 2:58. G. 26:69.
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Loropetalum chinense''
| image = Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum.jpg
| image_caption = ''Loropetalum chinense'' var. ''rubrum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Loropetalum]]''
| species = '''''L. chinense'''''
| binomial = ''Loropetalum chinense''
}}

'''''Loropetalum chinense''''' is commonly known as the '''Chinese fringe flower'''. Two forms of ''L. chinense'' exist; a white- (to pale-yellow-) flowering green-leafed variety and a pink-flowering variety with leaves varying from bronze-red when new to olive-green or burgundy when mature, depending on selection and growing conditions.

They are [[evergreen]] with branches forming horizontal layers. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternately arranged, ovate up to 5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide, and have a slightly abrasive feel.

==Cultivation and uses==
''L. chinense'' grows best in fertile, slightly acidic soil in full sun for deepest foliage colour and is hardy down to -3 deg. It is a popular [[ornamental plant]], grown for its prolific clusters of flowers and (in the case of the pink flowering variety) deeply coloured foliage that may contain various green, copper, purple and red tones.

<gallery>
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-leaves.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' leaves
Image:Loropetalum-chinensis-rubrum-fruit.jpg|''L. chinense'' var ''rubrum'' fruit
</gallery>

==References==
*[http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/loro_chi.cfm Floridata: Loropetalum chinense]

{{Saxifragales-stub}}

[[Category:Saxifragales]]

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