Baton Rouge lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica 'Baton Rouge'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Bright red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Baton Rouge' lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica 'Baton Rouge') is a shrub for specimen, accent, hedge, and pollinator garden uses. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms a dense shape with bright red blooms from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Chaste tree, Clary sage, Big bluestem, and Boxwood.