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- Loropetalum chinense ‘NCI 002’ Carolina Moonlight® PP#18,977
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a to 9b
- ‘Carolina Moonlight’ loropetalum features cool white, fringelike blooms in late winter and early spring! The abundant, snowy shower of flowers is paired with thick, evergreen foliage that starts off bright green in the spring, then turns olive green in the summer. A compact, dense shrub, it is an excellent choice for mass plantings, borders, and low hedges.
- An evergreen, Carolina Moonlight® provides a unique alternative in the spring landscape.
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- Woody Ornamentals - Flowering Shrubs - Broadleaf - Evergreen
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 5 to 6 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Habit: Mounding - Rounded - Compact
- Features: Easy To Grow, Fine-textured Foliage
- Deer resistant, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant (once established)
- Attracts: Hummingbirds
- Garden Ideas:
- The creamy white blooms and beautiful, olive green foliage of Carolina Moonlight® Loropetalum will brighten any garden space with its late winter into spring bloom time. Its dense growth habit, a delightful blend evergreen leaves and beautiful, tassel-like blooms, makes a great background for bright daffodils and tulips.
- White-Moonlit-Night, Cottage, Prayer-Meditation
- Flower features: Early Bloomer, Showy Flowers, Repeat Flowering
- Creamy white, tassel-like flowers that bloom in winter through spring
- Foliage type and color: Broadleaf, Green
- Healthy, disease-resistant foliage
- Landscape Uses: Grouping, Screen, Screen, Foundation
- Accent, Border, Container, Mass Planting, Specimen
- Glowing Horizons® Carolina Moonlight® Loropetalum is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 5 to 6 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Spacing: 7-10 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering: Semi-Moist Average
- Soil Types: Slightly Acidic to Neutral Moist, well-drained Enriched with organic matter
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: If needed, prune in late winter or early spring to maintain size and shape. Do not remove more than 1/4 of the plant at any one time. It is best to selectively cut branches back to a natural fork in the branch. Shrubs look best when allowed to maintain their natural growth habit - avoid shearing into tight balls or squares.
- Bloom Tips: Remove flower stalks after blooms have faded
