Lagerstroemia indica Double Feature® PP23559

Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit IX'

Also Known As

Lagerstroemia indica 'Double Feature'
Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit IX' Cultivar
Double Feature Reblooming Crape Myrtle
Double Feature® Crapemyrtle

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 5'-8'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

6a-10a

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Lagerstroemia indica Double Feature® PP23559 plant details

Lagerstroemia indica Double Feature® PP23559 is a broadleaf deciduous shrub or tree with green foliage. In fall and summer pink and red flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Lagerstroemia indica Double Feature® PP23559

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: lythraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and red blooms in fall and summer
Uses: fall color, long-blooming, repeat-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Lagerstroemia indica Double Feature® PP23559

USDA Zones: 6a - 10a
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Flower panicles are small, but they form in abundance over the perimeter of the plant, creating a great show. But the greatest feature is the fact that each panicle of blooms opens, then petals drop cleanly as the flowers age, then a new set of flower buds form on the same panicle. There are no seed capsules produced. As a result, from late June to October, the plant has a constant flower show. Double Feature™ is a classic in that if you liked the first flower show in late spring, just watch and Double Feature™ will Play It Again® and again all season long. FEATURE #2 Double Feature™ is a semi-dwarf that fits many landscape applications. The parent plant, at age eight years was 5 ½ feet tall and 5 ½ feet in diameter as a dense perfect ball, yet the plant had never been pruned. Mature height is anticipated to be about eight feet. Double Feature™ fits into a landscape niche, larger than some of the dwarf crapemyrtle, yet smaller than tree forms and in many landscape situations, should require little if any pruning. US PPAF