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Bellini® Grape Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Congrabel' Plant Patent #28,975

Sku #42628

A crape myrtle breakthrough with a refreshing, sweet, truly compact shrub and delicious, dark lavender-purple blooms that will brighten the warm summer landscape, blooming earlier than other varieties. The low, mounded form is excellent for foundations, in mixed shrub borders, or as a low hedge. Resistant to Powdery Mildew. Deciduous.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Compact Flowering Shrub
Light Needs
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hedge, Mass Planting, Specimen, Urban Garden
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:la-ger-STRE-mee-a IN-dih-kuh
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Growth habit:Compact, Mounding
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Moderately fast growing; reaches only 3 to 4 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Attractive Bark, Compact Form, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Disease Resistance, Pet Friendly, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Waterwise
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Midsummer through Early Fall
Flower color:Purplish-pink
Flower attributesLong Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Garden styleContemporary, Mediterranean, Rustic
Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Companion PlantsCalifornia Lilac (Ceanothus); False Heather (Cuphea); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Lilyturf (Liriope); Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis)
Care
Care Information
Thrives in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed before new growth begins in spring. Remove emerging suckers from base of older shrubs to reduce spread. Remove spent blooms to encourage rebloom.
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