Jazz Hands Mini® Chinese Fringe-Flower (Loropetalum)

First of all, my 5star rating reflects the absolutely AMAZING Customer Service provided by Great Garden Plants. You will not find a better company to do business with. They are now my first choice for ordering plants. And as a heads up, because of the delicate nature of these plants when they are young, that guarantee is very important. Also, do not order these during the summer because the additional stress from the heat makes it difficult for these plants to survive the shipping experience, with the amazing care these are packed with because... FEDEX delivery personnel 100% ignore the handling directions on the box from every company I ordered from this year.
Now for the plants themselves...these are BEAUTIFUL but delicate plants once that get settled and start growing. They arrive so small and delicate that you will need binoculars to see them once you plant them. But give them a couple of weeks to settle in and then enjoy the show of them growing like crazy. It's been my favorite part of my garden this year. I originally ordered 4, had to have 1 replaced immediately because the plant became completely separated from the root ball during shipping. And had to eventually replace another one for a similar though less severe issue before the 60 day warranty expired. The last one I received was so stressed by the July heat that it lost all it's leaves - so it has been sitting in a pot under an grow light for the past 2 weeks and is finally starting to get buds for new leaves. I am hoping to be able to plant it in my garden sometime in September
The 3 that survived are now about 10 - 12" tall and 12-15" wide...and even have a few gorgeous pick fringe flowers on them.
If you really want this plant but don't have the setup or patience to wait then spring for the $100 and buy a 3 gallon plant.

I ordered 3 of these. As usual, they arrived quickly and were packaged to perfection. They were on the smaller side but once planted it didn’t take long for them to grow and look beautiful. I love the compact nature of this bush, and the burgundy foliage is a great contrast against the other items I have in my garden.

FedEx delivered these to the wrong house, on their side. I reported them as lost, but eventually someone brought them to my porch. When I opened the box, I found a couple of plants that seemed like they had been in good shape before someone sheared them down to a twig and a few branches to make them fit in a smaller box. Really not an acceptable way to sell live plants, will not be ordering anything in a quart container from this source again for sure. Plants I'd ordered previously that came in gallon containers had not been sheared in this fashion and were fine. Theoretically replacements will be sent out but my hopes for them are quite low in light of how poorly these plants were treated prior to shipment.

The tattered little plant that arrived on my front porch in a half opened cardboard box was not what I expected. The little 6" sprig had approximately 26 leaves & 2 of its 5 tiny branches were leafless & brittle (obviously dead before shipping). I didn't expect miracles, but for almost $40 I did expect a reasonably healthy plant. Very disappointed in the health & vigor of this one. At least it's alive... for now.

My experience with this order was very disappointing. The plants were not shipped within the promised three-day shipping window, and several business days passed beyond that timeframe. I had to reach out every few days just to ask for updates and find out when my plants would actually ship. I was initially told that all of my plants had shipped, only to discover that the order was incomplete.

When the plants finally arrived, many of the containers were upside down, and soil had spilled out of most of them.

To make matters worse, I had to contact customer service myself to request a refund for the missing plants. The refund I received was only a partial refund because they calculated it using the 50%-off plants from the Buy One, Get One 50% Off promotion. This essentially left me without the full promotional discount I was supposed to receive on the plants that actually arrived.

Between the delayed shipping, lack of communication, damaged packaging, incomplete order, and unfair refund calculation, this was a frustrating experience from beginning to end. Customers should not have to repeatedly chase down shipping updates or lose the benefit of a promotion because the company failed to fulfill the order as placed. I expected much better service.

A small healthy thriving plant!

Great condition, growing well

Great Garden Plants helped me correct my order for the incorrect bushes that I ordered. Soon after that (Three Days Later) I received the correct bushes at my doorstep. They were prompt, helpful, and courteous. I am happy with my plants.

No blooms yet, but the leaves alone sre so pretty. I love the dark purple, really adds a lit of contrast to my garden!!!!

I thought I would give it a try, but am not surprised the plants showed up totally fried. Too young to be even in a quart pot. So much so that getting the plastic off of the pot could have caused damage to them if they weren't already dead. High end retail pricing needs to have a more established root mass before being shipped.

It arrived looking very nice. Soil was a bit dry so I watered it but it seems to have dried up. I keep hoping a new leaf will appear

They came well packed and in good condition…For the price I thought they would be larger.

One of my plants came out of the pot in transit and has subsequently died. I expect that to be replaced so no harm done. I don't know how they could possible package them better given all the jostling / tossing that the package undergoes en route!
Can't say much about the plants yet, they are tiny and only in the ground for about a month now. They look okay tho!

Pretty but small and pricey, and two of the five I ordered didn’t survive once in the ground. If I can find them locally, I will not order again.

Plants arrived in good condition. All are thriving. Highly recommend!

Not so much a review for the plants, although they are doing just fine. But, 1 of the plants was damaged in shipping and it was replaced promptly w/o question...truly gracious customer service!

My original order was delivered with Jazz Hands missing. Called customer service and was advised they would be delivered soon. Received three weeks later. Two were healthy but dry and one was turning brown. Babied all three, two survived and 1 never recovered. Always had great plants from Great Gardens so they are entitled to one mistake.

I'm really excited to see how this does. It is still a bit early yet and we have had a lot of rain in North Texas lately.