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Plant Benefits

Displays large, long lasting clusters of dark purple crepe-like flowers. Handsome foliage has bronzy cast in spring, bright green in summer, orange-red fall color. Mildew resistant.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full sun

Watering Needs: Once established, needs only occasional watering

Pruning Time: Winter

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing

Growth Habit: Round

Design Information

Companion Plants

LILAC HIBISCUS
Alyogyne huegelii 'Santa Cruz'

GREEN-LEAVED EURYOPS
Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis'

FLOWER CARPET^® PINK GROUND COVER ROSE
Rosa x 'Noatraum' P.P.# 7282

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Design Styles: This Crape Myrtle is among the few plants that flower profusely in late summer. It can be kept small enough to fit into city gardens as accent or cover-up. If left alone, it can mature into a large size and be used as a street tree that casts considerable shade. Can be trained as a single- or multi-trunk for a wider canopy that supports a greater number of flowers. Plant where you can enjoy its beautiful multicolored bark and sinuous branches in beds, borders, and huge ceramic pots.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering.

Background Information

Botanical Pronunciation: la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-di-ka

Catalog Description: Displays large, long lasting clusters of dark purple crepe-like flowers in summer. Handsome foliage has bronzy cast in spring, bright green in summer, orange-red fall color. Mildew resistant. Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate-growing to rounded dome 15 feet tall, 14 feet wide. Cutting grown.