This handsome spreading shrub is rarely seen in gardens and deserves to be better known. Evergreen purple-bronze foliage provides superb all year-round colour, contrasting beautifully with the spidery, raspberry-red spring blooms. The flowers of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum Ever Red are delicately scented, which only adds to its charms, this hardy shrub is ideal for sheltered borders where it makes a spectacular plant in spring beautiful backdrop for colourful summer perennials. Height and spread: 2m (79).