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The 'Bloodgood' Japanese Maple is a popular variety that is prized for its deep, burgundy-red foliage that turns vibrant scarlet-red in the fall. It has an upright, open growth habit and will reach 15-25' tall and 15-20' wide at maturity. Its reddish-black bark is displayed in the winter after foliage has disappeared.
Emperor Japanese Maple | The 'Emperor' is a striking variety that is prized for its large, deep-red foliage with purple tones. Colors are vibrant in the sunlight. Keeps an upright, broad growth habit, growing 12-15' tall and wide.
Purple Ghost Japanese Maple | The 'Purple Ghost' is known for its finely-toothed, purple-red foliage that has deep, black margins. Foliage darkens in the summer time and turns vibrant-red in the fall. It has a dense, upright growth habit, reaching 10-15' tall and 6-8' wide. Provides best color in a full sun environment.
The 'Tobiosho' is prized for its dense crown and multi-branching habit that accent its vibrant foliage. Its large, palmate leaves are rich-green edged with red and will turn vivid shades of yellow, orange and crimson in the fall. Will reach 15-20' tall and 12-15' wide. Its fall color transition begins at the bottom of the crown and works its way up, creating a striking color gradient.
'Twombly's Red Sentinel' has an extremely dense, upright growth habit and will reach 10-12' tall and 6-8' wide at maturity. Its deep, burgundy-purple foliage turns vibrant-red in the fall. Bark turns deep red in the winter.
The 'Dee Runk' is prized for its columnar growth habit and dark, blue-green foliage. It will reach 6-8' tall and 2' wide at maturity.
The 'Milky Way' is prized for its abundant clusters of creamy-white flowers that appear in late spring. This is a mid-sized variety that will reach 15-20' tall and wide at maturity. Fall foliage is attractive, purplish-red.
The 'Samaritan' is admired for its creamy, variegated foliage that is accented with pinkish-red margins in the fall. It produces clusters of true-white blooms in late spring or early summer. Will reach 20-25' tall and 15-20' wide.
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The 'Dragon Lady' is a popular variety that is prized for its dark, glossy green foliage and its dense, upright growth habit. It will reach 12-15' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity. Will set berries in the fall if planted near a blue male holly.
The 'Catawba' provides year-round interest, with orange-red fall foliage and attractive, peeling bark in the winter. It is a prolific bloomer and produces large clusters of vibrant, purple blooms that persist through the summer. Mid-sized variety with an upright growth habit, reaching 10-15' tall and 10-12' wide at maturity.
The 'Dynamite' provides vibrant, colorful interest all year long. It produces huge clusters of vibrant, red blooms that persist through the summer and contrast against its rich, green foliage. Colorful, peeling bark in the winter and orange-red fall foliage add seasonal interest. This large variety will quickly reach 20-25' tall and 15-20' wide.
Height: 12 feet
Spread: 10 feet
Sunlight: full sun partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 6b
Other Names: Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Description:
Covered with pretty papery panicles of pink flowers; attractive exfoliating bark; heat and drought tolerance; does not like to be over-fertilized
Ornamental Features:
Sioux Crapemyrtle is smothered in stunning panicles of pink frilly flowers 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 orange in fall.
Landscape Attributes:
Sioux Crapemyrtle is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Sioux Crapemyrtle is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing:
Sioux Crapemyrtle will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 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 40 years or more.
This shrub 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.
Sioux Crapemyrtle makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Its large size and upright habit of growth lend it for use as a solitary accent, or in a composition surrounded by smaller plants around the base and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
The 'Jane' magnolia is a beautiful, compact variety that is prized for its large, pink flowers that have creamy-white inner petals. Flowers appear before spring foliage emerges, creating a vibrant display in mid-spring. Will reach 10-15' tall and 8-12' wide.
The Norway spruce is a large variety that is prized for its long, arching branches and dense, upright growth habit. It will reach 40-60' tall and 25-30' wide at maturity. Evergreen.
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