Petite Embers™ Crape Myrtle
$105.00 Original price was: $105.00.$31.50Current price is: $31.50.
1000 in stock
SKU: eli4rbJHHl
Category: HEDGE PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water deeply when soil is dry.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 5 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide.
| Description | A dwarf crape myrtle with a small, shrubby form and upright branching topped by a profusion of bubblegum-pink colored crepe-like flower clusters in the heat of summer. A very useful size for smaller landscapes. Excellent massed in single-color plantings or used as an individual accent. Adapts well to containers. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Attractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Waterwise, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Attracts Pollinators, Heat Loving, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Design Ideas | A striking crape myrtle with small shrubby stature that brings the vivid late summer color into beds and borders. Spices up foundation planting perfectly. Plant as a single, in groups to intensify color or in a row for a beautiful blooming hedge. When used next to outdoor living areas the attractive bark may be enjoyed while plants are dormant. |
| Flower Color | Red |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Foliage Fall Color | Yellow |
| Companion Plants | California Lilac (Ceanothus); False Heather (Cuphea); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Chaste Tree (Vitex); Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Daylily (Hemerocallis) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system. Feed before new growth begins in spring. Thin young trees in late winter to early spring, leaving 3 to 7 main trunks or canopy branches. Remove emerging suckers from base of older trees. |
| History | This is a smaller crape myrtle developed and introduced by Monrovia. Its parent is a small tree native to the South Pacific first recorded in England in 1759. Linnaeus gave the genus name to his friend, Magnus Lagerstroem. It was first grown in America by Andre Michaux at his nursery in Charleston, S.C.. Many historic sites including Mount Vernon were planted with Michaux’s first varieties which remain in cultivation throughout the Carolinas today. |
| Lore | Many assume the crape myrtle is native because it is so common in the South, but it is among the first Asian introductions in America that proved perfectly adapted to the rigors of hot, humid climates. |