Cherry Dogwood (Latin name: Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum), also known as Red Succession Tree, Red Dogwood, Red Mahogany, Red Loropetalum, Red Dogwood Flower, Red Mahogany Flower, and Red Loropetalum Flower, is a variant of the Loropetalum genus, a evergreen shrub or small tree. The bark is dark gray or light gray-brown, with many branches. Young branches are reddish-brown, densely covered with star-shaped hairs. Leaves are leathery and alternate, ovate or elliptic, 2-5 cm long, with a short尖 tip, a rounded and oblique base, asymmetrical, star-shaped hairs on both sides, entire, dark red. Flowers have 4 petals, purple-red, linear, 1-2 cm long, blooming in clusters of 3-8 on the tips of small branches. Fruits are brown, nearly ovate. Flowering period is from April to May, lasting about 30-40 days, and they can bloom again during the National Day holiday. Flowers of 3-8 blooms are clustered on the peduncle, forming an axillary head inflorescence, purple-red. Fruit period is in August. Mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and southwards, as well as in the northern part of India. Flowers, roots, and leaves are medicinal.
Shrubs, sometimes small trees, with many branches; small branches with stellate hair. Leaves coriaceous, ovate, 2 to 5 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, with a pointed apex, obtuse base, unequally asymmetric, slightly rough or glabrous above, dark green and dull when dry, with stellate hair below, slightly grayish-white, lateral veins about 5 pairs, prominent above, raised below, entire; petiole 2 to 5 mm long, with stellate hair; stipules membranous, triangular-lanceolate, 3 to 4 mm long, 1.5 to 2 mm wide, early falling.
Inflorescence with 3 to 8 flowers, short pedicels, purple-red, blooming before or simultaneously with new leaves; peduncle about 1 cm long, hairy; bracts linear, 3 mm long; calyx cup-shaped, star-hairy, sepals ovate, about 2 mm long, falling after flowering; petals 4, strap-like, 1 to 2 cm long, apices rounded or obtuse; stamens 4, filaments very short, projecting and forming an angular shape; staminodes 4, scale-like, alternating with stamens; ovary completely inferior, star-hairy; style very short, about 1 mm long; ovule 1, pendulous in the upper angle of the ovary.
Specification and form measurement
红花檵木 predominantly features in natural, spherical, and shaped桩景 forms. Natural and spherical forms are measured by their natural height and crown spread, while shaped桩景 forms must have full, layered foliage with a rustic and primitive charm. For multi-stem measurements, the sum of all main stems is added sequentially.
Thrives in sunlight, moderately shade-tolerant, but leaves tend to turn green in shade. Highly adaptable, drought-resistant. Prefers warmth, cold-tolerant. Strong萌芽 and branching, pruning-tolerant. Endures poor soil, but grows best in fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil.
