Crape Myrtle Tonto #15

Large clusters of soft-textured fuchsia-red blooms on a semi-dwarf, multi-stemmed shrub. Foliage turns a luscious orange-red in fall for exquisite cool season color. Smooth, colorful peeling bark adds year-round interest. Resists mildew, and is heat and drought tolerant. Ideal as a landscape accent or container specimen. Deciduous.

Average Size at Maturity Quickly reaches 8 ft. tall and wide.
Bloom Time Summer
Design Ideas The reduced stature of this multi-branched shrub or small tree is perfectly scaled for smaller residential gardens. Feature in large containers as a patio or entry focal point. Good disease resistance ensures attractive foliage and abundant flowering with little care, making it well suited for mass planting in large-scale beds or as an informal hedge. Plant near pathways where the handsome, exfoliating trunk can lend interesting texture and appeal, especially during the dormant winter months.
Deciduous/ Evergreen Deciduous
Flower Attribute: Showy Flowers
Flower Color: Purplish-pink
Foliage Color: Green
Garden Style: Cottage, Mediterranean, Rustic
Growth Habit: Most forms of the tree are upright, upright-spreading, or vase-shaped, spreading out as they ascend. 
Growth Rate: medium 
Landscape Use: Container, Firescaping/Firewise, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Urban Garden
Light Needs: Full sun
Soil Needs: Crape myrtles thrive in slightly acidic soils with a pH of about 6 to 6.5 to use fertilizer efficiently
Special Feature: Attractive Bark, Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Tolerates Urban Pollution
Water Needs: Water roots deeply, particularly in dry spells, but avoid wetting the foliage. Crape myrtle tends to do well in warm, Southern climates
Watering Needs: Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.