In Fort Lauderdale, in the parking lot of the Gateway Terrace Apartments on East 6th Ct., there is a line of 20 Queen's Crape Myrtle tree...Read Mores, some in very deep imperial purple and others in a lighter lavender. They are blooming profusely right now, in mid May. The trees are currently about 15 feet high and make a gorgeous row.
Maple Ridge, BC, BC (Zone 7b) | May 2007 | neutral
I have seen this plant growing and blooming in Mission, BC. Canada (zone 7b-8a) It is growing in a shrub form. It has seeds on an annual ...Read Morebasis which achieve about 50% germination. The seedlings are very difficult to transplant. Once established, it does well. We do get temperatures down to 25 F. It lives in a micro-climate on the south sunny side of the house.
Fully mature shrubs can be moved! I moved two 6m shrubs at the beginning of winter. They look great and are growing well.
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Circumferential root ball trench to aprox 1m, wrap with biddum with flaps to cover roots when extracted, bind with hessian rope which will disintegrate. Tip to one side and sever roots. Close biddum flap and bind to top of root ball. Roll onto tarp and lift or slide to new position. (took 8 men!) Make large holes in bottom of root ball biddum before rolling into new position. Drip water for 2 weeks.
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In Fort Lauderdale, in the parking lot of the Gateway Terrace Apartments on East 6th Ct., there is a line of 20 Queen's Crape Myrtle tree...Read More
I have seen this plant growing and blooming in Mission, BC. Canada (zone 7b-8a) It is growing in a shrub form. It has seeds on an annual ...Read More
It says that the plants this plant grows in florida, what about Pa is there any that grow here.
At what point does this plant flower? I purchased it quite young. It is now over year old and no flowers yet.
Fully mature shrubs can be moved! I moved two 6m shrubs at the beginning of winter. They look great and are growing well.
Method....Read More
This tree is native to the Asian tropics and reaches heights of well over 40 feet. Deciduous tree with late summer blooms.