Why Plant Burning Love™ Leucothoe?
Did someone turn the heat on? Nope - that would be the Burning Love™ Leucothoe! Exploding with ruby-purple tones year round, would you be surprised that the color becomes even more intense come fall? Well, it does! This evergreen shrub can be characterized by its compact, shrub like habit that's wonderful as an accent piece to any garden.
Discovered by chance, Ron Van Opstal stumbled upon a container in the Netherlands where he noticed one naturally occurring branch mutation on a "Royal Ruby" standing out over the rest - this is known today as the Burning Love™. However, when looking into the scientific name of Leucothoe keiskei, we learn that it actually honors Keisuke from 1803-1901 a Japanese physician and botanist - where this plant originates from.
How to use Burning Love™ Leucothoe in the landscape?
With glossy dark green foliage topped with sensational flare, we can think of a few places the Burning Love™ can live! Thriving as an accent piece in any form of garden, this compact shrub also does great in a container. Depending on the climate, this shrub is capable of living in full sun but it's best to be grown or kept in shadier spots.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 6-10
How To Plant Burning Love™ Leucothoe
When planting, we do recommend watering well before planting for a better chance at rooting. Plant is a well draining soil, as they don't like to have 'wet feet'!
How To Water
Once planted, it's best to keep to a weekly watering schedule. However, it is important to not over water your Burning Love™. When fully established, watering may not be necessary as often but check how dry the soil is weather depending and water accordingly.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each year. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
While not necessary, pruning the Burning Love™ may be done in early spring to clean up any damaged foliage that may have occurred or to clean up the shape to fit your eye for design.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
