Zuni Purple Crape Myrtle
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It is a perennial, flowering large shrub or small tree, see how the Zuni purple crape myrtle looks like in the garden and landscape.
Zuni Purple Crape Myrtle is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Other winter zone scales for planting this myrtle are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H6, H5, H4, H3; PHZ: 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, fall | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 5 m - 6 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 4 m - 5 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 3 m - 4 m for solid hedge; 20' (6m) 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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Zuni Purple Crape Myrtle @ wikipedia.
Zuni Purple Crape Myrtle in the landscape and gardening
