Acoma Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Acoma'
Pronunciation: la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-dih-kuh fa-ru-EE-i
SKU #05447
| Description | Spectacular clusters of pure white, crinkled flowers will delight throughout the warm summer months. The attractive peeling bark provides winter interest. A wonderful dwarf crape mrytle that serves as an excellent large shrub or small tree with a weeping form, rich fall color, and excellent mildew resistance . Deciduous. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water deeply when soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 7 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Attractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Weeping |
| Flower Attributes | Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Privacy Screen |
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| Design Ideas | This smaller new Crape Myrtle thinks it's a shrub. It is small enough to fit easily into the tiniest city garden or courtyard. With its weeping white flower clusters and lustrous bark, it should be treated as a specimen and planted in raised beds or planters close by. An excellent candidate for huge ceramic pots, where it will grow happily for many years. |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Lilyturf (Liriope); Rock Rose (Cistus); Lantana (Lantana); Clematis (Clematis) |
| 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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| Lore | The earliest crape myrtle trees were grown by Michaux and sent from his nursery to man of our nation's most important early plantations such as Montechello and Mount Vernon. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 9
Good to grow!
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Town Center Hardware 17171 Bothell Way Ne
Lake Forest Park, Washington 98155 -
Sky Nursery Inc. 18528 Aurora Ave. North
Seattle, Washington 98133 -
Lowe's 12525 Aurora Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98133
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