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Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™

GreatMyrtle! A+ Flower Power & Stunningly Versatile

Choose from four delectable colors, Cotton Candy, French Vanilla, Red Velvet and Cherry Delight. All are available to ship mid to late May, in full bloom, or as a liner for finished production. Watch this innovative new plant bloom in your garden or on your patio all summer long. Great for use in the garden, zone 6a or warmer, or in planters as a patio accent. This groundbreaking new series is brought to you from the breeders at GardenGenetics®.

You will see GreatMyrtle™ size up to be 28-30″ high and 30-36” wide, in the North, and in the South, maturity will be met at 32-36″ high and 36-48″ wide. Plants will die back to the ground each year in the North and emerge from the roots in the spring, while Southern plantings top growth will likely survive most winters. This magnificent bloomer puts on a display of multiple flowers forming all over its well mounded and densely branched habit.

To Order

GardenChoice is proud to work with a Network, comprised of the most reliable, horticultural companies from around the globe. Making GardenChoice™ plants readily available in many forms, including various sizes of liner trays, all the way up to 10” finished material, shipped direct from Florida. Click here to find out more, on how to order, any one of these fascinating new plants.

Features

  • Among the earliest to flower Crepe Myrtle in the market
  • Heavy flowering from late June to frost in south, and  July to frost in the north
  • Flowers on an umbrella-like canopy
  • Densely branched & sturdy
  • Shrub in the south, die-back perennial, root-hardy to at least zone 6a in the north
  • Minimal annual pruning required in the landscape
  • Can be sold in bloom mid-May from Florida-produced suppliers

Classifications

In the North
Height: 28-30″
Width: 30-36″
Spacing:30-36″

In the South
Height: 32-36″
Width: 36-48″
Spacing: 36-48″

  • Blooms summer long, late June through frost in the south, July through frost in the north
  • Mounded habit
  • Full sun exposure
  • Hardiness Zone 6a – based on 2023 zone hardiness map

Available in four Great colors!

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight

Vibrant, unrestrained cherry-red colored blossoms

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ French Vanilla

Rich and creamy, extremely showy, clean white flowers

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ Red Velvet

Bright and bold deep pink flowers

Lagerstroemia GreatMyrtle™ Cotton Candy

Cloud-like and fluffy, delicate pink flowers