Double Feature Red Crape Myrtle
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It is a perennial, flowering large shrub or small tree, see how the Double feature red crape myrtle looks like in the garden and landscape.
Double Feature Red Crape Myrtle is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a. Other winter zone scales for planting this myrtle are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3, H2; PHZ: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Myrtle details
| Plant type | tree, shrub, berry, flowering, edible berry, hedges | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial | ||||||||
| Sun needs | full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Flowering period | summer, early fall | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 2 m - 2 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 2 m - 2 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 2 m apart for solid hedge; 9 feet (2.7m) or more apart for space between plants | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 5.0 - 6.5 (strongly acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, mildew | ||||||||
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Double Feature Red Crape Myrtle @ wikipedia.
Double Feature Red Crape Myrtle in the landscape and gardening
