What is the purple crepe myrtle?

Purple Crepe Myrtle is a deciduous shrub or a small tree that produces striking flowers in the middle to the end of summer and early autumn. The botanical name for this ornamental is Lagerstromia indica purpurea , reflecting the color of the stunning flowers that appear at the ends of the branches. Purple Crepe Myrtle generally reaches a height of between 15 and 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 meters) with a spread of 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters), although the dwarf purple crepe Myrtle cultivar is available only 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 meters). These plants work equally well in formal and informal gardens.

The individual purple crepes of myrtles that connect and form spectacular clusters are not uniform colors. They coat from pale shades of lilac to deeper purple shades. The leaves begin with bronze color when they first develop, during the growing season they become green and then turn into attractive shades of red, orange dead in autumn. After the fall of the leaves fromIt grows as a small brown pod. It also looks amazed as the only sample in the garden with a ground cover set around its base. This plant thrives in full sun and is a popular plant in the southern United States because it is tolerant.

There are several other varieties of purple crepe myrtles in the species indica lagerstromia except purpure. Twilight is a type of crepe myrtle known for its long -lasting, dark purple flowers that appear in the spring and continue to October. The red orange leaves of the twilight Crepe Myrtle in the autumn add the next season of the beautiful color to the landscape. This species is one of the larger crepe myrtles that should never be planted close to building or electric lines.

The Catawba Crepe Myrtle is another species that provides dark purple flowers for three months of the year. Has a round growth formula than other crepe myrtle, reaching a height of 15 hundredP (4.5 meters) with a span of about 14 feet (4.2 meters). Catawba Crepe Myrtles are medium and work beautifully in some smaller areas that would overwhelm the variety of dusk. Zuni is another purple crepe myrtle that sports flowers in lighter shades than Twilight or Catawba. Its flowers are closer to the lavender shade and also have a long vegetation period, bloom throughout the summer and autumn.