Miss Frances Red Crape Myrtle - 7 Gallon Pot (4-5')
$80.40
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$80.40
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Miss Frances Red Crape Myrtle - 7 Gallon Pot (4-5')
$80.40
Sale price
$80.40
Regular price
$88.00
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Description
Miss Frances Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica 'Miss Frances'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b (10?) Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree
Height at Maturity: 15-20'
Width at Maturity: 15-18'
Spacing: 8-10' for solid hedge, 20'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Broad Canopy, Rounded Canopy
Growth Rate: Fast
Flower Color: True Red
Flowering Period: Early to Late Summer
Flower Type: Single flowers in large, 7 inch long panicles
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Dark to Medium Green
Fall Foliage Color: Maroon
Fragrant Foliage: No
Bark Color: Brown
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage: Moist But Well Drained to Periodically Dry when established
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.5
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Moderate Drought, Heat
Description
When it comes to flowering trees, there's simply no others more showy than Crape Myrtles. They bloom for up to 100 days during summer, when there are few other trees and shrubs providing that service in the landscape. Colorful fall foliage and attractive exfoliating bark in winter enhance their overall appeal. It's no wonder they are so wildly popular among designers and gardeners!
A new red flowering Crape Myrtle tree with a more vigorous growth rate and incredible color, ‘Miss Frances’ is a taller grower to 20 feet high and wide that features abundant large clusters of brilliant true red flowers for an extended period during summer against a rounded and dense canopy of rich green foliage. Mature bark is an attractive grey-orange that contrasts nicely with both the leaves and the flowers. ‘Miss Frances’ has displayed a high level of resistance to leaf spots and powdery mildew in our gardens.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 15 to 20 feet tall and equally as wide, the Miss Frances Crape Myrtle is ideal for use as a specimen tree, in groupings, or as a hedge in landscape borders. Perfect to frame the corners of homes and other buildings or entryways. Whether planted as a specimen or in groupings, this is one crape myrtle that is sure to stand out in the landscape! A fine addition to red theme gardens and bird gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 10 feet apart for solid hedge; 20 feet apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Miss Frances Crape Myrtle is very easy to grow in most any soil that is moist but well drained and as much sun as you can give it. We suggest at least 7 hours of direct sunlight per day for best flowering. Has shown excellent resistance to powdery mildew and is drought tolerant when established. Is root hardy to USDA 6a and top hardy to 7a.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Crape Myrtle trees.
How To Plant A Crape Myrtle In The Ground Or In A Pot
How To Prune a Crape Myrtle Tree the Right Way
How To Fertilize & Water A Crape Myrtle
How To Prune a Dwarf Crape Myrtle
Choosing the Right Crape Myrtle
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