Mini Crape Myrtle For Sale

By Juana Buchanan


Myrtles are highly popular plants among all landscape designers. Their flowers are large, vividly colored and very decorative, throughout the summer. Large, luxurious trees can often be found in California, for example, and smaller, dwarf and miniature varieties became very popular lately. If you would like to find beautiful mini crape myrtle for sale, you will find very nice offer online.

Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia Indica, looks equally attractive in any environment. Large trees in public parks of California, as well as smaller container plants you can place in your patio, they all have equally attractive clusters of vividly colored flowers. Even their barks are quite attractive, and their leaves can have more than interesting shades as well.

These plants are so easy to maintain, they don't require too much attention, water or high quality soil. What they do need is full sun and proper air circulation. They enjoy California weather, for example. They get enough, but not too much sun, and the soil is just appropriate for them. It is never too cold, and this is very important, because myrtles are sensitive to cold. Minis have better cold resistance, luckily.

Minis can be used as container plants, or as accent shrubs, for example. Potted plants can be placed inside during cold winter months, but they will survive outside as well, if it isn't too cold. Some varieties have very appealing barks, and wonderfully colored leaves, once the summer is over. All are highly decorative, thanks to their vivid, intensive colors, as potted plants or as entryway plantings.

They also need to have enough air to remain healthy. Placed somewhere where the air circulation is very poor, your plants might get powdery mildew. Although they are generally very simple to maintain, myrtles sometimes may have problems with white flies, sooty mold or aphids. They don't need too much water, or any special soil, but they do need plenty of sun. Even so, they don't like too high temperatures.

Myrtle should be pruned in late winter. The intensity of each pruning depends on specific landscape use. Minis aren't so cold hardy as other varieties, and most of them have weeping growth habit. They are especially popular as patio container plants for decorative display, and look great on any terrace, or even a balcony. The bark is very interesting even during winter months.

There are several varieties you will find more than interesting. One of them is Delta Blush. This weeping mini blooms all through the summer, and its light pink flowers make it really attractive showcase plant. Another weeping mini is called Weeping Alamo fire, thanks to its incredibly red flowers. This one blooms in the mid-summer, and it is highly popular among gardeners.

Full growth habit of this lovely variety makes Pocomoke very popular in garden design. Flowers are intensively pink, and although this one is often used as container plant, you will find it in many gardens. Another popular shrub, maybe the smallest, is called Chickasaw. Its tight growth and beautiful pink shade of its flowers make it highly popular, especially in colder environments. Its cold resistance is much better than in other varieties.




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