Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle - 2 Gallon Pot
$34.98
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$34.98
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Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle - 2 Gallon Pot
$34.98
Sale price
$34.98
Regular price
$50.00
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Description
Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia hybrid 'JD827' PP22718
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-10a Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-6'
Width at Maturity: 5-6'
Spacing: 4' apart for solid hedges; 8' or more apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Bushy, Upright, Vase/Fountain Shape
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Size: Medium size clusters
Flowering Period: May repeating through Summer!
Flower Type: Single flowers in clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.0 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer - more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
If you love crape myrtle, you're gonna love the Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle, which is one among a few semi-dwarf Crape Myrtle unique in that it starts blooming a month earlier in the season than other varieties in May! Plant this beauty in your yard and you'll be extending the crape myrtle flowering season an entire month. What's more, in our gardens this one has exhibited excellent reblooming qualities repeating for up to 120 days during summer and we've seen no powdery mildew on the leaves.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, Early Bird Purple Crape Myrtle is an ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or in straight or staggered rows to form a colorful hedge in landscape and flowering shrub borders.
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Crape Myrtle variety is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Early Bird Crape Myrtles are very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well-drained soil and full to mostly sun. Some shade is tolerated but too much shade results in diminished flowering. All varieties of Early Bird Crape Myrtles have shown very high resistance to powdery mildew. No pruning necessary though plants can be pruned to maintain more dense branching and heavier flowering.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Crape Myrtle shrubs.
How To Plant A Crape Myrtle Shrub Or Tree
How To Fertilize & Water A Crape Myrtle
How To Prune A Dwarf Crape Myrtle Shrub
Choosing The Right Crape Myrtle
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