LAGERSTROEMIA indica RHAPSODY IN PINK 'Whit VIII'

Crepe/Crape Myrtle 'Rhapsody in Pink'

LAGERSTROEMIA indica RHAPSODY IN PINK 'Whit VIII'

Crepe/Crape Myrtle 'Rhapsody in Pink'

  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, prune severely, leaving 3-5 buds to encourage the production of numerous large flowers. Remove any dead and spindly twigs.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder C. Whitcomb (US)
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 4 m
  • Width at 10 years : 3 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : rigid, upright
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Pink
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Border
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Enormous bunches of attractive pink flowers from July to September-October, reaching up to 50cm in length and 40cm in width. The plant is sterile, not producing seeds, and so the repeat flowering is very quick, even on branches that have already flowered. Leaves are purple tinted in spring, becoming quite a lustrous dark green in summer. The smooth bark is decorative and peels in colourful strips. An erect, robust and vigorous shrub, ideal in containers, flowerbeds or isolated. Plant in any good soil, perferably rich, even appreciates clay if not too heavy, in a sunny and warm exposure, against a wall for example. Resistant to pollution.