Spectacular clusters of pure white, crinkled flowers will delight throughout the warm summer months. The attractive peeling bark provides winter interest. A wonderful dwarf crape myrtle that serves as an excellent large shrub or small tree with a weeping form, rich fall color, and excellent mildew resistance . Deciduous.
Average Size at Maturity Moderate growing; reaches 6 to 7 ft. tall and wide.
Bloom Time Summer
Design Ideas This smaller new Crape Myrtle thinks it's a shrub. It is small enough to fit easily into the tiniest city garden or courtyard. With its weeping white flower clusters and lustrous bark, it should be treated as a specimen and planted in raised beds or planters close by. An excellent candidate for huge ceramic pots, where it will grow happily for many years.
Deciduous/ Evergreen Deciduous
Flower Attribute: Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Flower Color: White
Foliage Color: Green
Garden Style: Cottage, Mediterranean, Rustic
Growth Habit: Weeping
Growth Rate: Moderate
Landscape Use: Border, Container, Firescaping/Firewise, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Urban Garden
Light Needs: Full sun
Soil Needs: Tree & Shrub Food
Special Feature: Attractive Bark, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Disease Resistance, Tolerates Poor Soils, Waterwise, Year-round Interest, Pet Friendly, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Water Needs Low
Watering Needs Water deeply when soil is dry.