Chinese Fringe Flower
About Chinese Fringe Flower
Chinese Fringe Flower is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Chinese Fringe Flower likes soil that is well draining.
Chinese Fringe Flower belongs to the Loropetalum genus, and is native to China to Northeastern Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan.
Taxonomy
Loropetalum chinense
Loropetalum
Hamamelidaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
Fringe flower, Loropetalum, Strap flower and Loropetalum chinense.
How to care for Chinese Fringe Flower
How often to water your Chinese Fringe Flower
every 9
Chinese Fringe Flower needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Chinese Fringe Flower in your home
a window
Chinese Fringe Flower love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Chinese Fringe Flower does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Chinese Fringe Flower in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Chinese Fringe Flower
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Chinese Fringe Flower after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My plant leave are looking like this in the picture the soil is moist and I’m watering it onece a week every Thursday. I need help #ChineseFringeFlower
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When does it flower and what fertilizer is best. I have it as an outside tree. I just moved here a few years ago and this is the first time it bloomed. What month should it bloom and for how long. #ChineseFringeFlower
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Meet my new plant violet #chinesefringeflower
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My 1 y/o Chinese Fringe is struggling! It's branches have started to droop and its leaves are curling up. It gets 4hs of direct sunlight and is outdoors. Has anyone experienced something similar? Tips and ideas appreciated! Thanks! #chinesefringeflower
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When should this be pruned or shaped? What time frame should it bloom?
Care Summary for Chinese Fringe Flower
Chinese Fringe Flower
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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