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Lythraceae
Crepe-myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Also known as Lagerstroemia, Crape myrtle, Crepe flower, Lagerstroemia minor
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Crepe Myrtle · Flowering Tree · Summer Blooms · Landscape Shrub · Heat Tolerant · Deciduous · Ornamental Bark · Southern Garden · Pollinator · Drought Tolerant Once Established
Crepe-myrtle is a stunning flowering tree or large shrub prized for its long-lasting summer blooms in shades of pink, red, lavender, and white, and its attractive peeling bark in winter. Plant it in full sun with well-draining soil and water regularly during the first growing season to establish a strong root system. Annual light pruning in late winter encourages vigorous growth and prolific flowering — avoid heavy 'crepe murder' topping.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base until soil is thoroughly moist, then allow the top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Hainan, Haiti, Illinois, India, Indiana
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, aspca
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