‘Purple Pixie’ is the smallest loropetalum we carry, topping out at about 2 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide, and its real trick is habit: it weeps and trails rather than mounding, so it spills over edges and drapes down walls. The purple foliage is paired with pink, fringe-like spring flowers.

Plant it in acidic, well-drained soil in full sun for the deepest foliage color. Use it as a low groundcover, in containers, or tumbling over a retaining wall where its trailing stems can do their work.