- Lagerstroemia x ‘Chocolate Mocha’ Delta Jazz® PP#21,540
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 7a to 10b
- Brilliant pink flowers appear on this small tree form that also has unique, dark burgundy, curved leaves. Pinch spent blooms to encourage reblooming. This variety is disease- and pest-resistant while also heat-tolerant. Delta Jazz® crapemyrtle is a beautiful accent plant or it works nicely as a privacy hedge.
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- Pink Velour® Crapemyrtle
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- Woody Ornamentals - Flowering Trees - Shrubs
- Growth Size: Tall Shrub - 8 to 12 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Features: Easy To Grow, Fall Foliage Color
- Mildew Resistant, Drought Tolerant (once established), Pest Resistant
- Attracts: Pollinators
- Garden Ideas:
- Entryway, Contemporary, Waterwise
- Flower features:
- Brilliant pink flowers that bloom in summer through fall
- Fruit & seed features: brown 1/2 inch seed capsules that will ripen in fall through winter
- Foliage type and color: Deciduous, Purple
- Dark burgundy
- Landscape Uses: Hedges, Poolside, Screen
- Accent, Border, Container, Mass Planting, Specimen
- Delta Jazz® Crapemyrtle is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Tall Shrub - 8 to 12 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Spacing: 5-7 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering: Moderate
- Soil Types: Adaptable to pH Well-Drained Adapted to most soil types
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: Pruning is NOT necessary for good blooming next year. Severe pruning (aka “Crape murder”) can ruin the beautiful natural form of your crapemyrtle and lead to weak branches that cannot support the weight of their blooms.
- Bloom Tips: Remove flower stalks after blooms have faded