Light
Full sun, six hours or more.
Growing guide · Shrubs
Lagerstroemia indica
How to grow Dwarf Crape Myrtle 'Strawberry'.
Crape myrtle, no ladder required.
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 7–10
- Size
- 3–4 ft tall and wide
- Spacing
- 3–4 ft apart.
- Pets
- Not pet-safe; keep out of reach
Water
Weekly the first summer. Drought tolerant after that.
Planting and soil
Spring or early fall, crown at soil level.
Feeding
A light balanced fertilizer in spring.
Pruning
In late winter, remove dead and crossing stems and shorten the rest lightly. It blooms on new wood.
Through the year
Leafs out late in spring, so don't panic. Blooms summer into fall. Fall color, then bare stems.
If something's off
Powdery mildew in shade or humid weather. Crape myrtle bark scale shows as white crust on stems.
A crape myrtle that stays small.
A true dwarf that tops out at 3–4 ft, with crinkled strawberry-pink flowers on new growth all summer. No topping needed to keep it in scale. Fall leaves turn warm red and orange.
Why we stock it: Summer-long color in a pot or a small bed.
Dwarf Crape Myrtle 'Strawberry'from $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
Dwarf Crape Myrtle 'Strawberry'from $99.95 · Arrives alive, or we replace it