Splash of Pink lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica 'Splash of Pink'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 10 feet tall4 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, white and bicolor
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Splash of Pink' lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica 'Splash of Pink') is a shrub for specimen planting, hedges, and privacy screens. 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. Pink, white, and bicolor flowers open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Deer rarely make it their first choice. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Blue star, Dense blazing star, and Big bluestem.