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Mature Height
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10 - 20 feet |
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Mature Spread
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6 - 8 feet |
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Soil Type
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Widely Adaptable |
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Moisture
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Moist |
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Mature Form
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Upright |
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Growth Rate
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Fast |
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Sun Exposure
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Full Sun |
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Flower Color
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Purple |
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Fall Color
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Yellow |
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Foliage Color
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Green |
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Zones
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6-10 |
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Buy the Purple Crape Myrtle
Price: 19.95
The
Purple Crape Myrtle, 'Lagerstroemia indica "Purpurea",
is a handsome, summer-flowering, deciduous small tree or
shrub. It is a favorite among Southern gardeners because
of its beauty and low maintenance. The crape myrtle is
valued mainly for its long period of striking summer
flowers.
Large
clusters of purple flowers appear on the tips of new
branches beginning in early summer and continue into
fall. After flowers fade and fall from the tree, fruit
remains in the form of small brown capsules.
These
fruits remain throughout the winter providing winter
interest along with the attractive, exfoliating bark
which peels away to expose a trunk which ranges in color
from many handsome shades of brown to gray.
The Purple Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or
informal design in the home landscape, street plantings
and community plantings. It can be planted as a specimen
or in groups, and looks attractive when under planted
with a ground cover.
Crape
myrtle leaves are oval and 1 to 2 inches long; they are
bronze-colored when they first unfold in the spring and
become yellow, orange or red before falling late in
autumn. Crape Myrtle are easy to grow and if they are
used for hedges, plant them 4 ot 5 feet apart.
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