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Lagerstroemia 'Midnight Magic' ('PIILAG-V') |
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| Common name |
crape myrtle |
| Family |
lythraceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z6-9) |
| Flowers |
pink (summer) |
| Size |
4-6' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Purple-maroon-leaved, low-growing variety of crape myrtle, reportedly maintaining its deep foliage coloration even in full sun in the south. Started blooming in mid-July of its first year in our garden, and in late June the following year. I think it looks especially lovely planted between two cannas, whose large fresh-green leaves are a wonderful background for the smaller dark leaves of the crape myrtle. One of our garden's many happy coincidences.
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| | Showing the location behind the pond, mirroring the dark color of the crinums planted in the bog just in front |
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| | I've found a few seedlings of our original plant; they all have a purplish coloration, but this one came especially true |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: waterfall pondside, left fence border, front fence border About my plant portraits
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