General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Leaves: Malodorous
Needled
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Other
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Winter
Other
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Topiary
Uses: Dye production
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees: lrea itgopentchgn tl s csrne&eina
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light: n oetndD ia.yetignkCtawm.nlmd e3oii g: espmoa s eb t2 eetruaptn
Self fertile
Needs specific temperature
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Bats
Bees
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Raspberry Sundae®
Cultivar name: 'Whit I'
Common names
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Crepe Myrtle

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