Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Muskogee'
Description | Panicles of light lavender-pink flowers appear amid glossy green foliage that turns red in fall. The cinnamon colored bark is smooth, peeling to a shiny light gray. A large shrub or small tree that makes an excellent specimen 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 15 to 20 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Attractive Bark, Fall Color, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Container |
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Flower Color | Purplish-pink |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Magnolia (Magnolia); Lilyturf (Liriope); False Heather (Cuphea); Agapanthus (Agapanthus); Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis) |
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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