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title: "Am having on-again, off-again issues with our burgundy Chinese Fringe…"
description: "Am having on-again, off-again issues with our burgundy Chinese Fringe Flower (Loropetalum). Any hints as to why it does this? It is regularly hand-watered."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "JLH"
published: "2026-08-19T23:18:46.118383Z"
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# Am having on-again, off-again issues with our burgundy Chinese Fringe…

_Posted by JLH on 2026-08-19_

Am having on-again, off-again issues with our burgundy Chinese Fringe Flower (Loropetalum).  
Any hints as to why it does this?  
It is regularly hand-watered.

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## 1 comment

### JR commented on 2026-08-20

Heat can make them droop. More with plants that aren’t established. But also established ones

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