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.
Also known as Lagerstroemia Indica, this plant can reach maybe thirty feet in height. Minis are usually under three feet, and look more like shrubs, often with weeping characteristics. Flowers can be white, pink or red, in all nuances and combinations of these colors. The bark can also look very attractive, smooth and interestingly colored, and leaves may have quite appealing nuances in fall.
Myrtles enjoy sun, and should be placed on full sun only. If you place them in a shade, their blooming will be delayed, and their flowers simply won't be so large and luxurious. These plants are highly sensitive to low temperatures, and they won't survive harsh winters. Dwarf and miniature varieties are usually more resistant to cold, but they can also be adequately protected, or simply placed inside during cold months.
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.
Pocomoke blooms late in the summer and has lovely pink flowers. Thanks to its broad, full habit, this plant can be used as a garden plant. Even so, it is often used as a potted one. Chickasaw is even smaller, also with very attractive pink flowers. It will grow between one and two feet, and its tight growth habit makes it very interesting for every gardener. This variety is more resistant to cold weather as well.
Also known as Lagerstroemia Indica, this plant can reach maybe thirty feet in height. Minis are usually under three feet, and look more like shrubs, often with weeping characteristics. Flowers can be white, pink or red, in all nuances and combinations of these colors. The bark can also look very attractive, smooth and interestingly colored, and leaves may have quite appealing nuances in fall.
Myrtles enjoy sun, and should be placed on full sun only. If you place them in a shade, their blooming will be delayed, and their flowers simply won't be so large and luxurious. These plants are highly sensitive to low temperatures, and they won't survive harsh winters. Dwarf and miniature varieties are usually more resistant to cold, but they can also be adequately protected, or simply placed inside during cold months.
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.
Pocomoke blooms late in the summer and has lovely pink flowers. Thanks to its broad, full habit, this plant can be used as a garden plant. Even so, it is often used as a potted one. Chickasaw is even smaller, also with very attractive pink flowers. It will grow between one and two feet, and its tight growth habit makes it very interesting for every gardener. This variety is more resistant to cold weather as well.
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