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Crape Myrtle - Pink
It can be planted as a specimen or in groups, and looks attractive when underplanted with a ground cover. The Pink Crape Myrtle, 'Lagerstroemia indica "Rosea", is a handsome, summer-flowering, deciduous small tree or shrub. Crape myrtle leaves are oval and 1 to 2 inches long; they are bronze-colored when they first unfold in the spring and become yellow, orange or red before falling late in autumn. The crape myrtle is valued mainly for its long period of striking summer flowers. Crape Myrtle are easy to grow and if they are used for hedges, plant them 4 ot 5 feet apart. It is a favorite among Southern gardeners because of its beauty and low maintenance. The Pink Crape Myrtle is ideally suited for formal or informal design in the home landscape, street plantings and community plantings. After flowers fade and fall from the tree, fruit remains in the form of small brown capsules. Large clusters of pink flowers appear on the tips of new branches beginning in early summer and continue into fall. These fruits remain throughout the winter providing winter interest along with the attractive, exfoliating bark which peels away to expose a trunk which ranges in color from many handsome shades of brown to gray. ... more
White Fringe Tree It prefers moist, fertile soils. White Fringetrees are easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Wide, spear-shaped leaves (to 8" long) turn yellow in autumn. They are intolerant of air pollution and prolonged dry conditions and grow in groups, as specimens in lawns, in shrub, or in woodland borders. The common name refers to the slightly fragrant, spring-blooming flowers which feature airy, terminal, drooping clusters (4-6" long) of fringe-like, creamy white petals. They are spectacular in full bloom. |
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