Lagerstroemia subcostata [DJHT 7001 - cl 1] [angular pattern]

This striking crepe myrtle species, collected in Taiwan by Dan Hinkley, reaches 15-20' tall as multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, the attractively angled branchlets and glossy, green leaves creating a horizontal aspect. The bark is particularly lovely, flaking to a smooth gray surface with darker patches of brown to red-brown. Long lasting panicles of the palest pink to white flowers appear in mid summer to early fall, followed by sweetly color leaves of autumn. These prefer full sun to the lightest shade and enjoy summer moisture and warm days and nights for best flowering -- think Oregon's Willamette Valley to interior California or the US deep South. Phosphorous is a particularly beneficial fertilizer that improves flowering. Frost hardy to at least 0 °F, USDA zone 7, and possibly into zone 6.