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The 'Golden Beret' barbery is a dwarf, mounding variety that only gets 6-12 inches tall and wide. With yellow foliage in the summer, red new growth and red fall coloring, this variety is great for adding pops of color to your garden space. Deer resistant and drought tolerant.
Hardy, summer-bloomer with spectacular purple flower spikes. It has an arching, spreading habit and typically grows 5-10' tall and 4-6' wide.
This compact variety will be covered in vibrant, fuschia blooms from summer through fall. It keeps a neat habit, growing 3-4' tall and wide. Rich green foliage provides striking contrast against the richly-colored blooms.
The 'Windy Hill' variety averages at 5' tall and wide and produces fragrant purple flowers that bloom from mid-summer into fall. It has a spreading growth habit and is known for having strong, upright stems. Cold hardy, withstanding zones 5-8.
The 'Grand Cascade' is truly a sight to behold, producing massive clusters of extra large lavender blooms that can get up to 4 inches thick. Blooms are fragrant and attract many beneficial pollinators, including many different varieties of butterflies. Can get 5-7' tall and 6-8' wide. A stunning specimen for any garden space.
Bright, reddish-pink flowers bloom in profusion from mid-summer to frost. A compact plant with silvery-gray foliage and a neat habit. Grows 4-5' tall and 3-4' wide.
Miss Ruby' features vivid, rich pink flowers that bloom from summer to frost. Has a compact, bushy habit and matures at 4-5' tall and wide. Beautiful in mixed borders.
Miss Violet' is a compact plant with vibrant. dark-violet summer flowers. Reaches 5' tall and 4' wide. Perfect for mixed borders or accent planting.
The 'Amethyst' beautyberry produces light lavender blooms in early summer that turn to amethyst-colored berries in mid-summer. Showy, attractive berries will persist all the way into October. This compact variety grows 3-4' tall and 4-5' wide and grows best in a full sun environment.
The 'Issai' beautyberry produces large clusters of lavender-purple berries from summer through fall. In the summer, stems are covered in small, pink flowers that attract lots of pollinators. It will reach 3-4' tall and 4-5' wide at maturity.
The 'Pearl Glam' is a vibrant shrub with dark, purple-green foliage and large clusters of purple berries that persist from summer through fall. It will grow 4-5' tall and 3-4' wide. Clusters of white flowers will appear in spring or summer and attract lots of beneficial pollinators.
Aphrodite' sweetshrub is a popular variety for potpurri making, due to its richly fragrant flowers that emit a spicy scent when crushed. Its large, magenta blooms are tinged with white in the center and persist from summer into fall. It will grow 4-6' tall and wide.
The 'Venus' sweetshrub produces large, white, magnolia-like blooms that persist through the summer. Blooms are incredibly fragrant and have a fruity scent. Will grow 5-6' tall and 6-8' wide at maturity.
The 'Beyond Midnight' has a tight, compact habit, reaching 2-3' tall and wide at maturity. It produces tall, vibrant blue blooms in late summer that persist into fall. Flowers are rich in pollen and attract butterflies, hummingbirds and bees in abundance.
The 'Dark Knight' produced purplish-blue blooms that contrast against its silvery-green foliage. It is a compact variety, growing 2-3' tall and wide. Flowers are pollen rich and beneficial to pollinators.
This variety has a tight, compact growth habit and will reach 2-3' tall and wide at maturity. Its vibrant, purplish-blue flowers attract lots of beneficial pollinators. Blooms will persist from summer through fall.
Orange Storm' is a flowering quince with vibrant, orange-coral blooms. It will grow 3-4' tall and wide and flowers will appear mid-late spring.
The 'Scarlet Storm' produces long stalks of vibrant, scarlet blooms that appear in mid-late spring. It will reach 3-4' tall and wide and makes quite a statement both in containers and small to large landscape spaces.
The 'Winecraft Black' variety is a striking, mid-sized smoke bush with rich puprle foliage and burgundy-red flowers that resemble plooms of smoke. Foliage darkens as the seasons change, turning almost black before a brilliant orange fall color appears. Will grow 4-6' tall and wide. Flowers will appear in early summer.
The 'Chardonnay Pearls' gets its name from its pearl-shaped buds that open to white, showy flowers in the spring. It is a compact variety that will reach 2-3' tall and wide. Foliage is attractive yellow-green.
Extremely low, compact shrub, growing 1' tall with a 3-4' wide. Covered with double white flowers in spring. Bright green leaves in arching branches turn burgundy in fall. Excellent as a low groundcover or in mixed borders.
The 'Yuki Cherry Blossom' is a compact variety that reaches 1-2' tall and wide and is perfect for container gardening. It produces large clusters of pink blooms in the spring and its green foliage turns burgundy-purple in the fall.
The 'Yuki Snowflake' is a compact variety that will reach 1-2' tall and wide and is perfect for small garden spaces and container gardening. It produces prolific clusters of true-white blooms in the spring.
Kodiak Orange' is known for its rich green foliage that is tinged with burgundy-red new growth. Fall color intensifies to vibrant red and orange. Has a compact growth habit, reaching 3-4' tall and wide.
Nightglow' has an upright, mounding habit, growing 2-3' tall and wide. Rich, dark purple foliage contrasts beautifully against bright yellow flowers that bloom mid-spring and persist into mid-summer. Will do best in full sun and moist, well-drained soils.
The 'Akebono' paperbush produces clusters of vibrant, red-white blooms in the late winter that offer beauty and fragrance to your landscape. It will grow 4-6' tall and wide at maturity.
This variety of paperbush will reach 6-8' tall and wide at full maturity. It has rich, blue-green foliage that will turn yellow in the fall and golden-yellow blooms that appear in late winter. Blooms are delightfully fragrant.
Mt. Airy' fothergilla produces white, bottlebrush blooms in the spring before foliage emerges. It will reach 4-6' tall and wide at maturity. Blue-green foliage turns vibrant shades of orange and red in the fall.
The 'Azurri Blue Satin' produces a large, powder-blue flower with a vibrant, burgundy-purple center. It will reach 8-12' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity and is quite striking when in bloom.
The 'Lil Kim' is a dwarf, upright variety that grows 3-4' tall and wide. Dark green foliage is accented by showy, ruffled flowers that are white with a red-streaked center. Flowers will bloom early summer into fall.
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The 'Pink Chiffon' produces soft-pink, double-blooming flowers that cover the plant in late summer. It will reach 8-12' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity.
The 'White Chiffon' is prized for its true-white, ruffled flowers that cover the entire plant in late summer. It will reach 8-12' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity.
Rose-pink, violet, or blue flowers on red-purple stems with glossy dark green leaves in summer. Grows 3-4' tall and 4-5' wide. Heat tolerant and resistant to powdery mildew.
Dark, glossy green foliage makes the perfect canvas for white, mop-head blooms that persist spring through fall. Blooms are blush pink or blue depending upon the soil acidity. Reaches 3-6' tall and wide.
Cityline Mars' is prized for its vibrant, multicolored blooms that morph through shades of pink, purple and blue and are edges with white. It is a compact variety that will reach 1-3' tall and wide.
Cityline Paris' is prized for its vibrant, fuschia blooms that emerge with lime-green centers. It is a dwarf variety that will reach 1-3' tall and wide and is great for containers.
Cityline Rio' is a compact variety that will reach 2-3' tall and wide and is great for container gardening. It produces violet-purple blooms that emerge with lime-green centers.
The 'Blooming Crush' produces vibrant, fuschia blooms that appear in late spring and will persist all summer long. This compact variety will grow 2-3' tall and wide and is great for container and small space gardening. Blooms appear on new and old wood, so this variety is best pruned in late summer after blooms have dropped.
Bright pink or blue, mop-head blooms persist from early summer until frost. Blooms are recurrent on new wood. Matures 3-5' tall and wide. Excellent for mass plantings or as an accent plant.
A reblooming hydrangea with richly colored mop-head summer flowers that shift between pink to amethyst-blue. Grows 2-3' tall and wide and is great for small garden spaces and containers.
A repeat-blooming hydrangea with abundant blue or pink flowers that persist from spring through fall. Reaches 4-6' tall and wide. Excellent as an accent or in mass plantings.
The 'Twist-N-Shout' has purple lace-cap flowers with pink overlapping petals. Matures 3-5' tall and 3-4' wide. Bloom in summer.
Double white flowers start out rounded and spread into lacecaps with age. Flowering begins in spring and continues through fall. A compact plant with sturdy stems that reaches 3-4' tall and wide.
Green flowers turn to white and measure 3 inches tall and 5 inches wide, and bloom all summer. The contrasting near-black stems provide a striking combination. Matures at 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
Large, white panicle blooms on a compact plant. Grows 3-4' tall and wide. This variety can withstand full to part sun. White flowers will turn blush pink in the fall.
The 'Fire Light' is prized known for its long, panicle blooms that emerge white and age to vibrant pink. It will reach 5-6' tall and wide at maturity. This variety is quite striking when planted alone or in masses.
The 'Gatsby Moon' is prized for its thick, panicle blooms that are true-white tinged with hints of lime green. It will reach 6-8' tall and wide at maturity. Fall foliage is dark purple and red.
Gatsby Pink' will reach 6-8' tall and wide at maturity, maintaining a bush-like habit. It produces vibrant pink flowers on tall flower stalks in the summertime.
The 'Gatsby Star' is known for its white, star-shaped blooms that form into a large, panicle flower head. This unique variety will reach 6-8' tall and wide.
The 'Hidcote' produces clusters of large, yellow flowers in mid-summer that persist into fall and attract beneficial pollinators. It will reach 4-5' tall and wide.
This variety is admired for its long, willowing branches that are highlighted in late winter and early spring, when clusters of small, yellow blossoms appear. Can be used as a vine to cascade over a retaining wall or as a mounding groundcover on steep slopes. Will grow 10-15' tall and 4-6' wide.
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 '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.
Black Tower' has fantastic, burgundy-colored foliage with softly-cut edges. Bright-pink flowers are followed by blackish-red berries that provide seasonal forage for birds. Grows 6-8' tall and 3-4' wide.
Instant Karma' has blue-green foliage that is edges with creamy margins. Large, lacy, white flowers appear in early summer. Grows 6-8' tall and wide at maturity.
Lemon Lace' is prized for its vibrant, yellow-green foliage that is deeply-cut, giving it a soft appearance. Creamy-pink flowers emerge in spring. Blackish-red fall berries provide forage for birds or for making elderberry jams and pies. Grows 3-5' tall and wide.
Pink flowers blooms against light-green foliage that takes on orange, yellow and red tones in the fall. Dense, mounded habit, reaching 2-3' tall and wide.
Candy Corn' spirea is prized for its multi-colored foliage that emerges red in spring and matures to bold yellow with hints of orange. Violet-red blooms appear in spring. Grows 1-2' tall and 2-3' wide.
Double Play Gold' has gold foliage with hot pink spring flowers that bloom all summer long. Stays compact, reaching 1-2' tall and wide.
The 'Double Play Painted Lady' has splashy-green, yellow and cream variegated foliage and bright-pink blooms. Grows 2-3' tall and wide at maturity.
Goldmound' has golden spring foliage, with clusters of pink flowers. Leaves turn yellow-green in summer then rich, yellow-orange in fall. Grows 2-3' tall and 3-4' wide.
Little Princess' has pink flower clusters that bloom in late spring to mid-summer and attract butterflies. It has mint-green leaves that have red hues in the fall. Grows 2-3' tall and 4-5' wide.
Magic Carpet' has foliage that emerges dark-red and ages to yellow and green before turning bronze in the fall. Maintains a compact, mounding habit, reaching 1-2' tall and wide.
Bloomerang' is a compact variety that will grow 3-4' tall and wide. Clusters of lavender-purple blooms appear in late spring.
The common like produces lavender to white, fragrant blooms in late spring. It keeps a bushy growth habit, generally reaching 8-12' tall and wide.
Evergreen shrub that has dark, waxy green leaves. Clusters of fragrant white flowers appear in late spring, and are followed by large masses of hanging bright red fruits. Grows 10-15' tall and 6-8' wide.
The 'Spice Ball' has a compact habit, reaching 3-5' tall and wide. Pinkish-white blooms emerge in late spring.
This variety will slowly reach 4-6' tall and wide. It produces large clusters of spicy-scented, waxy pink flowers that fade to white. Bright red berries fade to black in fall. Foliage turns burgundy in autumn.
This variety will slowly reach 4-6' tall and wide. It produces large clusters of spicy-scented, waxy-pink flowers that fade to white. Bright red berries fade to black in fall. Foliage turns burgundy in autumn.
The 'Sterile' viburnum is prized for its deeply-lobed foliage and thick, whtie, pom-pom shaped blooms. It will reach 10-12' tall and 8-10' wide at maturity.
Alleghany' is a multi-stemmed shrub that grows 8-10' tall and wide. It has dark-green leaves that are contrasted with creamy-white flowers in spring. Red berries in fall turn black as they age.
Beautiful evergreen shrub with lustrous, dark-green leaves. Pink buds open in spring to reveal creamy-white, fragrant flowers. Grows 8-12' tall and wide.
This low-growing variety is prized for its dark-purple foliage that persists through the seasons. It will reach 10-12" tall and 1-2' wide. Great for low hedging. Small, pink flowers in late spring.
Minuet' produces abundance clusters of pretty pink blooms against dark-green foliage. Grows 2-3' tall and 3-4' wide. Great for low hedging.
My Monet' is a dwarf variety that will reach 1-2' tall and wide. It produces pink flowers in the spring that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Creamy, variegated foliage takes on darker tones in the fall.
Rosy-pink flowers bloom against dark, glossy-green foliage. This variety produces abundant clusters of flowers that attract hummingbirds. Grows 4-5' tall and wide at maturity.
