Loropetalum Chinensis bonsai likes light and is slightly tolerant to shade, but the leaf color tends to turn green when it is shaded. Strong adaptability and drought tolerance. Loves warmth and endures cold. Strong budding ability and branching ability, resistant to pruning. Tolerant to barrenness, but suitable for growing in fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil.

Reproduction method of Loropetalum Chinensis bonsai:
grafting
Loropetalum Chinensis bonsai mainly uses two methods: cutting and budding. Grafting can be carried out from February to October. Cut grafting is good for spring to germinate, and budding should be done from September to October. Multi-head grafting is carried out with small and medium-sized plants of Loropetalum chinense as rootstocks, and the management of water, fertilizer and pruning is strengthened, and they can be out of the nursery within 1 year.
Cuttings
It can be carried out from March to September. Use loose loess as the cutting substrate to ensure that the cutting substrate is ventilated and water-permeable and high in air humidity. Keep it warm but avoid direct sunlight. At the same time, pay attention to the ventilation and ventilation of the cutting environment. Red Loropetalum cuttings will form a red healing body in 20-25 days under warm and humid conditions, and 3-9 new roots with a thickness of 0.1cm and a length of 1-6cm will grow after 1 month. The cutting method has a large reproduction coefficient, but its growth is weak and takes a long time to leave the nursery. However, the multi-head grafted seedlings have a strong growth momentum and grow quickly to emerge from the nursery, but they are more labor-intensive. Tender cuttings are cut from May to August, using semi-lignified branches of the year, cut into 7-10cm long cuttings with heels, and inserted into 1/3 of the soil; the bed matrix can be perlite or 2 parts of river sand, 6 parts Mixture of loess or landslide. After planting, set up a shed for shade, spray water at the right time to keep the soil moist, and roots can take 30-40 days.
sowing
Loropetalum Chinensis bonsai is sown in spring and summer. Loropetalum chinensis seeds have a high germination rate. They germinate about 25 days after sowing, and can grow to 6-20cm high in one year, with 3 to 6 branches. The new roots of Loropetalum chinensis seedlings are red and fleshy, and must be carefully managed in the early stage until the roots are lignified and browned before they can be extensively managed. Sexual reproduction is generally not used for seedling production because of its long seedling period, slow growth, and appearance of white lobster seedlings (returning to ancestors), but for research on red pine tree breeding. The seeds of Loropetalum Chinensis bonsai are generally harvested in October. In November, they are sown in winter or sealed and dried until the next spring. The seeds are sown in semi-sandy bed after rubbing the seed coat with sand. They germinate about 25 days after sowing, and the germination rate is relatively high. Low. One-year-old seedlings can reach 6-20cm in height, with 3-6 branches. It can be planted out of the nursery after 2 years.