Lagerstroemia indica Pink Velour

Pink Velour™ Common Crapemyrtle

  • Crepe paper magenta flowers from June till frost
  • Great fall color
  • Drought tolerant
  • Aggressive grower

  • Category: Shrub
  • Patent: PP10,319
  • Hardiness Zone: 6-8
  • Height: 8-10 ft
  • Spread: 8-10 ft
  • Bloom Color: Pink Shades
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Success Starts With Soil

Aggressively growing and floriferous, this selection covers itself with brilliant pink, stem ending towers of bloom that contrasts with deep burgundy foliage from July through August. Extremely showy summer bloom. Colorful fall foliage. Tolerates drought and hot sun. Outstanding as a specimen or in a grouping

Foliage Color
Red
Flower Color
Pink
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Summer Bloomer
Late Summer
Exposure
Full Sun
Growing Tips for Lagerstroemia indica 'Pink Velour'

Thrives in full sun. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune heavily in the late winter or early spring into living tissue almost like a Butterfly Bush. Needs protection in winter