| Crepe Myrtle | |
| Crape Myrtle |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Tree |
| Life cycle: | Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
| Leaves: | Variegated Needled Other |
| Flowers: | Malodorous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Color: | Other |
| Flower Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Winter Other |
| Inflorescence Type: | Thyrse |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front Bog gardening Alpine Gardening |
| Uses: | Suitable for forage Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies: snniirlag ot ap &t secertlgnncehe |
| Resistances: | Gophers/Voles Pollution Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: titnbm 3e2damepet o nlyeaak en:i sit.tui Cngnse.tg owpdo reaDm Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Division Stolons and runners |
| Pollinators: | Hoverflies Wasps Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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