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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.
The 'Gold Lace' is admired for its striking foliage and spreading growth habit. Growing 3-4' tall and 5-6' wide, this variety is often used on banks and slopes for erosion control. Its golden-yellow foliage gets brighter in the summertime and is great for adding color and texture to your landscape.
Gold Star' is a low, spreading variety that is prized for its golden-yellow foliage that ages to rich, blue-green. It has long, reaching branches and will reach 3-4' tall and 4-6' wide at maturity.
The 'Old Gold' is a popular, spreading variety due to its unique structure and eye-catching color. Deep, golden-bronze foliage retains its vibrancy all year long. It has a compact habit, reaching 2-3' tall and 4-5' wide and has low-arching branches, giving it a gentle texture. Often used as a colorful specimen or low hedger.
This variety has rich-green, spreading branches that keep their luster through the seasons. It grows 2-3' tall and 6-8' wide.
This juniper will reach a height of 1 foot and spread of 6-8'. It has a trailing growth habit with beautiful blue-green foliage. Makes a great groundcover.
A low-trailing juniper with silver-blue foliage. Great growth habit with a full center. Excellent for a groundcover or bank planting. Grows to a height of 6-8 inches and spreads 6-8 feet.
The dwarf Japanese garden juniper is a low-growing, groundcover variety that will reach 12 inches high and 5-6 wide. It is often used to combat erosion on slopes and embankments.
Parsoni' is prized for its densely-packed foliage that has a soft, graceful appearance. It will reach 2-3' tall and 4-6' wide and is often used as a groundcover or for erosion control.
Eastern Red Cedar. The Eastern red cedar is a native variety that is admired for its dense, upright growth habit. It will reach 30-50' tall and 10-20' wide at maturity. Deer resistant and drought tolerant once established.
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.
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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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