Monow lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica 'Monow'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Monow' lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica 'Monow') is a shrub for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, hedges, and specimen planting. 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. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and forms a dense shape with white blooms from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Dense blazing star, Blue wild indigo, and Little bluestem.