Natchez Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Natchez'
Description | A large shrub or small tree with smooth, dark, cinnamon brown, exfoliating bark. Glossy dark green leaves turn vibrant orange-red in fall. Panicles of pure white, soft-textured flowers bloom all summer. Makes an excellent specimen, accent or group planting. Deciduous. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water deeply when soil is dry. |
Blooms | Summer |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 20 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Attractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Benefits Birds |
Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Privacy Screen |
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Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Lilyturf (Liriope); Mexican Heather (Cuphea); Agapanthus (Agapanthus); Daylily (Hemerocallis) |
Care | Thrives in average, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed in early spring. Thin young trees late winter to early spring; leave 3 to 7 main trunks or canopy branches. Remove suckers from the base of older trees. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 400 Woodbrook Drive
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 -
Lowe's 385 Stoneridge Drive
Ruckersville, Virginia 22968 -
Lowe's 165 Camp Creek Parkway
Gordonsville, Virginia 22942
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.