Center Stage® Pink Crape Myrtle PW - 2 Gallon

Center Stage® Pink Crape Myrtle

Bold color. Black foliage. All eyes on you.

Turn up the volume in your garden with Center Stage® Pink—a vigorous, high-impact crape myrtle that delivers bold hot pink blooms set against jet-black foliage. The contrast is striking, the performance is top-tier, and the effect is absolutely unforgettable.

This stunning variety, bred by Megan Mathey for Proven Winners®, was designed to bring color, drama, and easy-care elegance to your landscape. It's disease-resistant, heat-tolerant, and thrives in full sun—making it a low-maintenance superstar for long-season color.

Whether you’re designing a statement front yard, framing an entryway, or building a bold flowering screen, Center Stage® Pink gives you the height, color, and presence your landscape deserves.

Top Features

• Jet-black foliage meets vivid pink blooms

• Disease-resistant and powdery mildew-tolerant

• Heat-loving and low maintenance

• Blooms summer through fall

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica 'SMNLIG'
Patent #: PP#33,291
Hardiness Zones: 6B–10 (down to -5°F / -20°C)
Mature Size: 6–12’ tall x 8’ wide
Spacing: 8’ apart
Exposure: Full Sun (6+ hours of direct sunlight daily)
Season of Interest: Summer through Fall
Breeder: Megan Mathey (Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Shrubs)
Water: Keep soil evenly moist until established; drought-tolerant when mature
Pruning: Not necessary, but can be shaped in early spring if desired

Where to Use It

• As a bold flowering hedge or screen

• In modern, high-contrast landscapes

• As a statement plant in sunny borders

• In large patio containers for seasonal impact

Color, contrast, and zero fuss—Center Stage® Pink is your front-row ticket to a garden that turns heads all season long.