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Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

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Field Notes

Notes:

The blooms are very small and delicate, less than 2 inches in diameter. Thank you for the ID help everyone!

Species ID Suggestions

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense

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Comments (2)
gatorfellows
A close relative to Loropetalum chinense is Witchhazel. It also blooms on the stems before the leaves come out in early spring. :)
drP
Looks rather like western sweetshrub, Calycanthus occidentalis, but I don't think it normally blooms this time of year (of course, plants tend to deviate from the field guide data). Perhaps a cultivated variety of Calycanthus?

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