Loropetalum is not a rose, Loropetalum is a plant of the genus Hibiscus in the mallow family, native to the tropics. Loropetalum can grow up to 2 meters, the stalks are lavender, the leaves are shaped, and the red flowers are borne singly in the axils of the leaves. In the environment of 19 ~ 33 ℃ can grow vigorously, cultivation needs to choose loose breathable slightly acidic soil as the cultivation substrate, the plot of land after turning the seeds buried. And roses are the loyalty of a variety of flowers in the genus Rosa, from the fundamental attributes, are two completely different plants. Loropetalum is native to the tropics and is found in China in Guangdong, Fujian, and Yunnan.
Loropetalum is a 1-year-old erect herb that grows up to 2 meters tall, with lavender stalks that are not covered with downy hairs, heteromorphic leaf blades with lanceolate lobes, and red flowers that are borne singly in the axils of the leaves, with fleshy, lanceolate petals, and lilac cups that generally open in the summer and fall of each year.
Luo Shenhua cold hardiness is poor, suitable for growth in a warm and humid environment, in the environment of 19 ~ 33 ℃ can be normal growth and flowering, need to choose the soil fertile, loose and breathable acidic to slightly acidic sandy soil as a cultivation substrate, the need to give more than 6 hours of light per day, and to ensure that there are more than 240 days of light days.
When planting Loropetalum, you need to choose a windy, sunny, easy to drain and irrigate the plot of land, soil tilling and weeding mixed with a sufficient amount of well-rotted organic fertilizer, deep plowing to make a 1.6-meter-wide border bed, the use of strip sowing method, the seeds evenly sown into the soil. When the seedling grows to 15 centimeters high, it can be directly transplanted and planted.