Creating quite the visual impact over a lengthy period, this variety offers masses of intense, pink flowers over summer, followed by stunning, rich foliage colour in tones of yellow, red and orange through autumn, before shedding its leaves. When mature, the bark of this variety will peel, creating a mottled effect to reveal the beautiful caramel-pink colour of it's underbark.
| Common Name | Crepe Myrtle (hot musk pink) |
|---|---|
| Foliage | Deciduous 185 |
| Form | Round 139 |
| Mature Size | 5 x 4m |
| Family | Lythraceae 18 |
| Genus | Lagerstroemia 17 |
| Species | Indica x fauriei 12 |
| Uses |
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| With good autumn colour and long summer flowering, this variety makes a great specimen tree for the small garden or landscape. Works well in streetscapes. |
| Position & Soil |
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| Prefers well drained humus rich soil in a full sun position. Can tolerate most conditions but moisture is prefered in dry periods when young. |
| Contract Growing |
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| Delivery |
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| Based in Melbourne, Australia, our trucks deliver into Melbourne and its greater metropolitan area. We utilise green life freight companies to deliver beyond that point into country Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. We have certification ICA42 for the treatment of Myrtaceae stock delivered into South Australia. Due to quarantine restrictions we are unable to deliver into Western Australia and Tasmania. International delivery is not offered. |
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