Catawba Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba'
Displays large, long lasting clusters of dark purple crepe-like flowers. Handsome foliage has bronzy cast in spring, bright green in summer, orange-red fall color. Mildew resistant.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-di-ka |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Tree |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 7 - 10, 12 - 14, 18 - 21 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to rounded dome 15 ft. tall, 14 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Fall Color, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5470 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This Crape Myrtle is among the few plants that flower profusely in late summer. It can be kept small enough to fit into city gardens as accent or cover-up. If left alone, it can mature into a large size and be used as a street tree that casts considerable shade. Can be trained as a single- or multi-trunk for a wider canopy that supports a greater number of flowers. Plant where you can enjoy its beautiful multicolored bark and sinuous branches in beds, borders, and huge ceramic pots.
Displays large, long lasting clusters of dark purple crepe-like flowers. Handsome foliage has bronzy cast in spring, bright green in summer, orange-red fall color. Mildew resistant.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This Crape Myrtle is among the few plants that flower profusely in late summer. It can be kept small enough to fit into city gardens as accent or cover-up. If left alone, it can mature into a large size and be used as a street tree that casts considerable shade. Can be trained as a single- or multi-trunk for a wider canopy that supports a greater number of flowers. Plant where you can enjoy its beautiful multicolored bark and sinuous branches in beds, borders, and huge ceramic pots.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-di-ka |
| Key feature: | Summer Flowering |
| Plant types: | Shrub, Tree |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 7 - 10, 12 - 14, 18 - 21 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to rounded dome 15 ft. tall, 14 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Fall Color, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5470 |
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