This showy shrub delivers colorful, spidery flowers in spring.
Remove the mulch in early spring.
Chinese fringe flower is useful throughout the landscape.
Denny Schrock.
Large varieties block views of neighboring landscapes or mask a wall or compost pile.
Plant a row as an ever-changing, always-interesting hedge along a patio or outdoor room.
Plant it alongsideheavenly bamboo,lilyturf,pittosporum,juniper, orcamelliafor aneasy-care shrub border.
Remove the shrub from the container and loosen the roots using your hands.
Backfill the hole, pressing down on the soil with your hands to remove any air bubbles.
The best planting site receives full sun in the morning and light shade in the afternoon.
Soil and Water
Chinese fringe flower prefers moist,organically-rich, well-drained soil.
In arid regions, spread a 2-inch-thick layer of mulch over the root zone to help conserve soil moisture.
Although established shrubs are drought-tolerant, newly planted shrubs need about 2 inches of water a week.
Water plants deeply during extended periods of drought.
Moderate humidity levels are best for Chinese fringe flower shrubs.
In arid regions, they benefit from being misted.
Sprinkle it on the soil around the plant, following the product instructions for quantity.
Water it well at planting.
The shrub grows quickly but is unlikely to outgrow a large container in a single season.
If it does, repot it in a container at least 3 inches wider.
Prune and destroy any affected leaves.
Rake and dispose of fallen leaves and twigs during the growing season and again in fall.
Water from the bottom to keep the foliage dry during the season.
In spring or early summer, take 6- to 8-inch softwood cuttings from an established shrub.
Remove the leaves from the bottom half of the cuttings, leaving 2-3 leaves at the top.
Don’t plant them in the garden until the following spring.
Note: Gardenersshouldn’t propagate patented shrubs.
With a height and width of 3-6 feet, it makes an excellent hedge or specimen plant.
It blooms in March-April with slightly aromatic flowers.
It grows to 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide and is an excellent choice for a privacy hedge.
It is excellent as an accent plant or in a mass planting.
It grows to 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide in zones 7-9.
It produces bright white flowers in spring and again in late summer or early fall.
Deer leave Chinese fringe flower alone unless there is no other food in the area.
The flowers attract bees, honey bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
