General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 3
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Needled
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Malodorous
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Year Round
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Topiary
Uses: Dye production
Groundcover
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies: ona ilir nep&hgtgc ttnsleascneer
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Birds
Pollution
Tolerates foot traffic
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: ooktdnsg :d n gDio.Ct ptmaeet ywme n2a3aeiiriu epesmlbt.n tnea
Suitable for wintersowing
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Cuttings: Leaf
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Birds
Bumblebees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)
Ploidy: Amphidiploid

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Common names
  • Crape Myrtle
  • Crepe Myrtle
  • Japanese Crepe Myrtle
Comments:
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