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Flower Color:  Amethyst Purple
Flowering Period:  Summer into Fall!

Flower Type:  Single flowers in rounded clusters

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Almost Black Deep Purple
Fall Foliage Color:  Black, Maroon

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Bark Color:  Light Brown

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer - more info, Disease, Moderate Drought, Heat

Growing to 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet or so wide, the Purely Purple Crape Myrtle is an ideal selection for all size landscape spaces and in containers. It can be grown as a shrub or lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive small tree, making it an excellent choice for use as a specimen or accent in sunny home foundation plantings or landscape borders. Also makes a very colorful hedge and is spectacular in groupings. Whether planted as a specimen or in groupings, this is one plant that is sure to stand out in the landscape! A fine addition to purple or black theme gardens.

Suggested Spacing:  5 to 6 feet apart for a solid hedge; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

The Purely Purple Crape Myrtle is very easy to grow. It is not picky about soil type provided the soil is well-drained. A moist but well-drained soil of average fertility is preferred. Full sun is preferred and results in heavier flower production. Light shade is tolerated but flowering will be diminished in more shade. Has shown excellent resistance to powdery mildew and is quite drought tolerant when established.