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Crystalline™

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Crystalline™

Patent #: PP 35,129

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica

HARDINESS:

2-5: Annual / 6: Perennial / 7-10: Deciduous Shrub/Small Tree

POT SIZE:

2 Gallon.

SIZE:

12’ H x 8’ W.

SPACING:

8’

PRUNE:

Please do not commit crape murder! Selectively prune each branch back just enough to encourage additional branching and shape. Not wanting to grow a tree? You can trim your crape down to 4” every winter to help maintain a shorter height each spring.

PLANT FOOD:

Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring.

MULCH:

Keep a layer of mulch around the base of the plant year-round to conserve water and reduce weeds.

IDEAS FOR USE:

  • Flawless black foliage and masses of brilliant jewel-toned blooms from summer until the first frost.
  • Colorful foliage early spring through fall.
  • Beautiful blooms late spring through fall.
  • Drought tolerant.
  • Low maintenance.
  • Highly resistant to mildew.
  • Great for smaller gardens.
Completed on:

Black Diamond crapes need to be planted in full sun in order for the foliage to stay black. If they do not get full sunlight and are planted in partial shade, their foliage will be more green than black.

A revolutionary Crape Myrtle with stunning near-black foliage crowned with masses of dazzling white blooms. CRYSTALLINE™ grows to be a colorful hedge or can be pruned to be a beautiful tree.

Past Performances

These previously shown stars are no longer being grown at our facility