Featured Plant
of the Month:
CRAPE MYRTLE

SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Lagerstroemia

TYPE OF PLANT:
A combination of a deciduous (plant that loses it’s leaves and flowers at a certain time of year) and evergreen tree or shrub that can be as little as 18” or as large as 25’ tall.

DESCRIPTION:

Small to large multiple (sometimes single) trunked trees and shrubs that adorn beautiful large crape like textured flowers in pink, white, red or purple and green foliage on the
top half and a leafless and beautiful bark on the bottom half. In full bloom beginning in spring
all the way through Autumn. During the winter months the crape myrtle becomes dormant
(loses all its leaves and blooms) and exposes a very smooth bark/trunks throughout.

CLIMATE & CARE REQUIREMENTS:

Very adaptable landscape plant that thrives in sunny, warm tropical and subtropical weather conditions. It grows best in moist, well drained soil and is drought resistant. To produce large and abundant amount of flowers and blooms, a severe pruning is recommended before the new growth emerges in the spring. Blooms are abundant if planted in soils low in nutrients and nitrogen. Does not require much fertilizer. Only recommend fertilizer 1x a year as over fertilization can reduce cold hardiness.

SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES:
It is a very widely used and valuable landscape plant as it can be used as a shrub or small tree. It’s very low maintenance and it’s grand display of color throughout the
summer months make it a very high demand landscape plant.

IN STOCK:
Pink, White, Raspberry Parfait, Watermelon, Lavender and Dark Purple

Call for sizing and pricing

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