Lagerstroemia x 'Pocomoke' | |
Crape Myrtle Pocomoke | |
Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke', also known as Crape Myrtle, this miniature hybrid flowering shrub has rose-pink flowers. This deciduous, densely branched shrub has a mounding form, with maroon foliage turning bronze red in the fall. Highly tolerant to powdery mildew. Moderately salt tolerant in well drained soils. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia 'Pocomoke' Common Name: Crape Myrtle Pocomoke Features: Salt Tolerant, Compact, Fall Color, Rebloomer Bloom Time: Spring - Summer Light Requirements: Full Sun Attracts Bees Resists Deer Mature Plant Size: 2 - 3 feet Zone 6 - 9 | |
Feed March and November with Treetone. Mulch November and June. Deep soak every 2 weeks with MiracleGro the first two summers after planting. Remove suckers at base and keep limbed-up to 3-4'. Spray in March with Horticultural Oil insecticide.The last plant to leaf out in the spring - be patient - til June 1. | |
Attractive accent, mass planting or border | |
Full sun, well drained soil | |
Deep purple pink flowers on dwarf shrub | |
Late June to August | |
Crinkled pink flowers | |
2' x 3' | |
4' | |
Upright, low spreading deciduous tree | |
Fast | |
Full Sun | |
0 to 10 deg. F | |
Drought, tolerant | |
Glossy dark green leaves | |
Fall foliage is purple-red |