Crystalline™ Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle - 2 Gallon

A revolutionary crape myrtle with stunning near-black foliage crowned with masses of dazzling white blooms. Crystalline™ grows to be a colorful hedge or can be pruned to be a beautiful tree.

Lagerstroemia indica 'JBG 19020' PP35129

Ideas for Use: Attractive flowering hedges or beautiful trees to line your driveway or fence, Black Diamonds are also perfect planted in decorative pots to place on your deck, porch or balcony.

Hardiness Zone: 

Zone 2-5: Landscape annual or patio containers

Zone 6: Perennial performance with mulch in fall

Zones 7-11: Flowering tree or shrub

Bloom time: early summer 'til first frost

Light: full sun

Water: keep soil moist until established (usually 1 growing season), mature plants are drought tolerant

Size: 12 ft. H x 8 ft. W

Prune: To shape in late winter or early spring

Fertilize: Slow release granular recommended