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Plant: Natchez - Crape Myrtle
Crape Myrtle · Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez'
Size: 7 gal
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More about this plant
Natchez is an upright, spreading, multi stemmed deciduous large shrub or small tree, a cross between Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Lace' and L. subcostata var. faurei. From late June to September it carries 6 to 12 inch panicles of showy, pure white, ruffled, crepe paper like flowers, each panicle holding 100 to 800 blooms. The glossy dark green leaves turn brilliant orange red in fall and the dark cinnamon brown bark exfoliates with age. Grow in full sun in moist, well drained soil; it resists deer, disease, drought, heat, pollution and urban conditions. Round brown capsules persist until late winter.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 30 ft tall and 35 ft wide
- Blooms in summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Natchez is an upright, spreading, multi stemmed deciduous large shrub or small tree, a cross between Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Lace' and L. subcostata var. faurei. From late June to September it carries 6 to 12 inch panicles of showy, pure white, ruffled, crepe paper like flowers, each panicle holding 100 to 800 blooms. The glossy dark green leaves turn brilliant orange red in fall and the dark cinnamon brown bark exfoliates with age. Grow in full sun in moist, well drained soil; it resists deer, disease, drought, heat, pollution and urban conditions. Round brown capsules persist until late winter.
- Flowers
- Panicles of pure white flowers from late June to September; the panicles measure 6 to 12 inches long and carry 100 to 800 flowers each.
- Foliage
- Glossy dark green leaves 1.5 to 3 inches long and 0.75 to 1.5 inches wide, turning a brilliant orange red in fall.
- Fruit
- A panicle of round, woody, dark brown capsules that persist until late winter.
- Bark & stems
- Dark cinnamon brown bark that exfoliates as the shrub or small tree ages.
- Pruning
- Prune in winter or early spring, as this plant blooms on new wood.
- Native range
- Central Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China, Philippines, Japan
