Pavé Pink™ Black Diamond® Dwarf Crape Myrtle - 2 Gallon

Pavé Pink™ Black Diamond® Crape myrtles are a revolutionary series with stunning near-black foliage crowned with masses of blooms. Pavé Pink™ has a dwarf habit, and will grow to be a low hedge or beautiful accent for beds or containers.  Low-maintenance and drought tolerant, Pavé Pink™ Black Diamonds bring beauty to every garden. 

Lagerstroemia indica 'JBG 19003' PP35112

• Dwarf habit
  
• Features stunning black foliage in the spring
• Blooms vivid magenta-pink flowers in the summer and into fall
• Ideal along sidewalks, driveways, and fences
• Drought-tolerant and resistant to mildew

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.

Disclaimer: When you first unpack your Black Diamond®, the blooms may start out white - to pink for the first couple of-weeks. This is due to being in a dark box away from the sunlight this plant craves. You may trim or wait for the blooms to appear.

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

Prune: To shape in late winter or early spring

Fertilize: Slow release granular recommended