Velma lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia indica 'Velma'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size2 to 5 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Magenta pink
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Velma' lagerstroemia (Lagerstroemia indica 'Velma') is a shrub for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and pollinator gardens. 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 pass it by. Magenta pink flowers appear from early to late summer and into early autumn, and butterflies and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Dense blazing star, and Blue star.