Lagerstroemia indica Rhapsody in Pink®
Crape Myrtle PP 16, 616
Mature Height: 10-12 feet
Mature Width: 10-12 feet
USDA Hardiness Zone Range: 7 to 10
Water Requirements: Average
Shade Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade
This is a splendid, upright, rounded, deciduous shrub with a profusion of large clusters packed with crinkly, soft pink flowers at its branch tips. Blooming from midsummer to early fall, the flowers contrast nicely against the dark purple coloring of the new foliage growth. It is easily grown in average, medium moisture, and well drained soils, it is also drought and heat tolerant.