Botanical Name: Common Names:
Lagerstroemia hybrida Enduring Summer Red Crepe Myrtle,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Enduring Summer Red Crepe Myrtle really lives up to its name. It is one of the earliest flowering Crepe Myrtles available with the first flowers appearing in late November; Enduring Summer Red continues to re bloom all Summer long and into Autumn with an abundance of bright red blooms. During Spring, stunning red leaves appear before changing to a glossy green foliage prior to flowering. Enduring Summer Red is a medium shrub with a compact habit and grows to around 1.5m, it prefers well drained soil and should receive at least 8 hours of summer sunlight to flower at its full potential.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Powdery Mildew
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lythraceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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