crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 25 feet tall6 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- 0
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) is a shrub for specimen, hedge, and accent use. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast into a dense shape and tolerates drought. Blooms open from early to late summer and again in early autumn.
Pairs well with Butterfly bush, May Night salvia, and Garden mum.