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Hardy Pecos Crape Myrtle
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Hardy Pecos Crape Myrtle
Cold-Hardy Semi-Dwarf Strain
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Tougher than its refined Southern cousin but every bit as beautiful. The Hardy Pecos Crape Myrtle tolerates subzero temps, consistently produces loads of sweet pink flowers. Leaves turn scarlet in fall. Grows just 7 feet tall with a rounded top. Red-tinged, gray-barked branches are heavy with blooms from mid to late summer.
Potted.
Zones 6-10.
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Product Details
Zones: 6 - 9 ( 0° F.)
Height: 10 ft
Spacing: 6-10'
Depth: where root meets the stem
Spread: 6-10 ft
Sun/Shade: full sun
Color: bi-color pink
Foliage: medium green turning to yellow, ornage or red in fall
Blooms: July-September
Fruit: not showy, 1/2 inch capsule persists through the winter
| Comments: MIX PEAT MOSS, COMPOST OR WELL ROTTED MANURE INTO THE SOIL. MAY BE VERY SLOW
TO SHOW GROWTH AFTER PLANTING OR IN THE SPRING. ATTRACTIVE SMOOTH GRAY BARK ON
MATURE TREES; BARK SHREDS ATTRACTIVELY ON NEW CANES. PRUNE IF NEEDED IN THE
SPRING, WHILE STILL DORMANT. LEAVES TURN SCARLET IN THE FALL. TREES SHOULD
FLOWER 1ST SEASON, BUT WILL FLOWER MORE HEAVILY THE 2ND AND 3RD SEASON. MAKE
EXCELLENT CONTAINER GROWN TREES. IF TREE IS POTTED IN ZONE 6 AND 7, PLACE IT IN
AN UNHEATED AREA OR SHELTERED AREA OUTDOORS FOR THE WINTER. THIS TREE IS OFTEN
GROWN MULTI-STEMMED, W/FOLIAGE ON UPPER 1/3 OF THE PLANT.LIKES HOT/SUNNY AREAS.
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Hardy Pecos Crape Myrtle Ships In The Spring
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