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This reblooming variety provides an explosion of color all summer long. The 'Double Dynamite' produces intense, cherry-red blossoms that appear in early summer and will persist throughout the season. Dark purple foliage emerges and ages to dark green.
Height: 20 feet
Spread: 15 feet
Sunlight: full sun, partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Description:
This attractive ornamental shrub or small tree produces volumes of light lavender-pink frilly blooms in summer, followed by vibrant red fall foliage; captivating focal point for the garden or border
Ornamental Features:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is covered in stunning panicles of lavender frilly flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early to late summer. It has attractive dark green deciduous foliage which emerges coppery-bronze in spring. The oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn red in fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Muskogee Crape Myrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing:
Muskogee Crape Myrtle will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
The 'Sunshine' privet has golden-yellow foliage that keeps its luster all year long. It is a low-grower with a mounding habit and will reach 4-6' tall and 3-4' wide. Great for low-hedging.
Morus rubra, or Red Mulberry, is a deciduous tree that may grow to 30 feet with a short trunk about 2 feet in diameter and a dense, spreading crown.The Red mulberry is best grown in rich, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. It will be at its best in full sun. Prune in late fall or winter to avoid bleeding.
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The 'Bonfire' has distinctively slender leaves that appear swirly when viewed up close. New foliage is vibrant orange-red, contrasting against the older, green foliage. Best color is achieved when planted in full sun. This variety stays compact, growing only 3' tall and wide.
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The 'Snow Dwarf' keeps a compact habit, reaching 2-3' tall and wide. It has wonderfully fragrant, showy, white flowers that bloom in early summer.
Tiny Wine' is a dwarf variety that will reach 3-4' tall and wide. The dark, bronze-maroon foliage keeps its luster through the seasons. Clusters of dainty, pinkish-white flowers bloom in late spring.
Bella Sol' produces vibrant, orange flowers that persist through the summer. It has a mounding growth habit and will reach 2-3' tall and wide.
Clusters of small white flowers burst forth in spring, followed by small, purplish-blue fruit that ripens in late summer. Its fruit is popular for jams, jellies and pies. Grows to be 4-6' tall and wide.
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