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Acoma Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Acoma'

Pronunciation: la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-dih-kuh fa-ru-EE-i
SKU #05447
6-9

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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.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water deeply when soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 7 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9

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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsTolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitWeeping
Flower AttributesLong Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Privacy Screen
Design IdeasThis 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 ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Foliage Fall ColorYellow
Companion PlantsIndian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Lilyturf (Liriope); Rock Rose (Cistus); Lantana (Lantana); Clematis (Clematis)
Care InstructionsThrives 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.
HistoryThis is among the Fauriei hybrids bred for increased resistance to mildew. These were created as hybrids of L. indica and lesser known L. fauriei. The latter is native to southern Japan and contributes its natural resistance. The first crape myrtle from the South Pacific arrived at Kew in 1759, but widespread cultivation began about thirty years later at the hands of Andre Michaux in Charleston, South Carolina about 1786.
LoreThe 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.
Details
Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsTolerates Urban Pollution
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitWeeping
Flower AttributesLong Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Privacy Screen
Design IdeasThis 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 ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Foliage Fall ColorYellow
Companion PlantsIndian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Lilyturf (Liriope); Rock Rose (Cistus); Lantana (Lantana); Clematis (Clematis)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives 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.
History
HistoryThis is among the Fauriei hybrids bred for increased resistance to mildew. These were created as hybrids of L. indica and lesser known L. fauriei. The latter is native to southern Japan and contributes its natural resistance. The first crape myrtle from the South Pacific arrived at Kew in 1759, but widespread cultivation began about thirty years later at the hands of Andre Michaux in Charleston, South Carolina about 1786.
LoreThe 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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