| Crepe Myrtle | |
| Crape Myrtle |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Variegated |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Cyme |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Topiary |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Vegetable Good as a cover crop Suitable for miniature gardens |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects: anhreltnaieonns trcltc& esgepg i |
| Resistances: | Birds Flood Resistant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate Can handle transplanting Seeds are hydrophilic: i 2omang emaka aeittr in ogt nnsmdd wuC 3.e ty i:n eDstpeop.etlbe |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Division Corms |
| Pollinators: | Self Beetles Birds |
| Miscellaneous: | Monocarpic |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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