Jazz Hands Variegated^® Chinese fringe-flower Loropetalum chinense

I too am very disappointed. I bought one plant for its beatiful colors, and for.the first summer, it nicely complemented the adjacent green and green/white shrubs. But this year, the plant is a dull purple. It looks dreary and depresses me every time I go out my front door. Proven Winners should advise all buyers about what, if anything, we can do to revive the original pretty colors. Or guide us to a different variegated evergreen.

Like everyone else, mine are solid purple. They are healthy and happy, but I bought them because I wanted the variegated coloring. Very disappointed. I will do some research to see if I can add anything to the soil to bring the colors back.

I’m in zone 7 and we had a very mild winter, however, none of the plants survived. They dried up, apparently. While the coral bells, roses and others I bought with these are growing new leaves and flowering.

I saw this at my local nursery and IMMEDIATELY fell in love! The variegation on it was simply stunning. I got 4 of these to go in my front yard garden. They held on to their color all year last year. They held onto most of their leaves through our mild winter. I was looking forward to a vibrant come back in spring but that was not what happened. Existing leaves turned purple but not even a pretty dark purple. More like a muddy purple color. The NEW GROWTH is solid purple. NO VARIEGATION AT ALL! I would keep them in the front if they were at least an attractive purple but they just look dull. That's not to say that they're not healthy. These are very happy plants. They've actually doubled in size and have densely leafed out. I'm going to try one last time to coax some variegation out by pruning a bit but I'm not holding my breath since the new growth that's already come out is solid purple. If you want a healthy plant, go for it. If you're wanting variegation, move on to another choice.

After one rain two of the plants fell over and collapsed out of the root ball. I personally do not think they are strong enough to be sold yet. The smaller Jazz Hands are just way too delicate. I will be returning these and going with something else. Oh well.