Crape Myrtle
- Botanical Name
- Lagerstroemia indica
- Hardiness
- Zones 7 to 9 (grown as a perennial in colder locations)
- Height
- 15 to 25 feet
- Width
- 15 to 25 feet
- Flowers
- 1 to 1.5
- Fall Color
- Yellow, orange, red
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Needs moist, well drained soil
- Planting & Care
- Can be used as a specimen or planted in small groups
- Thrives in hot sunny climates
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Prune out deadwood in spring
- Problems
- Powdery mildew, black spot, leaf spot, tip blight, root rot, sooty mold, aphids, Florida wax scale
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