Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Emperor'

Common Name: Crepe Myrtle

Plant Family: Lythraceae

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Price: £9.50

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Availability:

3 in stock

Size/Qty: 1.5 litre pot

Hardiness/minimum temperature: Hardy to minus 5 deg. C
Position/ Situation: Sheltered Wall
Sun/ Shade: Sun
Planting Style: architectural
Suggested Use: Growing in Pots
Season of Interest: Summer to Autumn
Flower Colour: Pink
Leaf Colour: Green
Height: tall (over 12 feet)
Habit/Shape: Bushy
Soil Type: Normal, well-drained but moisture retentive
Soil PH: No preference
Resistance to Honey Fungus: Resistant to Honey Fungus

A half hardy shrub which eventually makes the size of a small tree. This long flowering shrub has showy panicles of red-pink flowers with crinkly petals from mid to late summer. As plants mature they start to develop an attractive peeling bark which adds to the interest Needs a sheltered spot in full sun, ideally near a south facing wall

Delivery Info
Pot Sizes

Mainland UK	£8.50-£10	Local delivery Postcodes IP1-IP8 & CO10 (minimum order value applies please click here for details)	FREE
Seeds & cuttings only	£2	Collect from our Nursery (Elmsett, Suffolk, IP7 6LZ)	FREE
Scottish Highlands & offshore Islands	From £10

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Unless otherwise indicated our plants are supplied in the following pot sizes according to category. Dimensions refer to either the pot diameter (cm) or volume (litre);

Exotics/Conservatory & House Plants, Succulents: mostly as young plants in 9cm or 1 litre pots
Hardy Perennials, Ferns and Grasses: 1 litre (approx 12cm diameter)
Herbs: 9cm
Hardy Shrubs and Climbers: 1.5 or 2 litre
Potted Bulbs: variable- please see "Size/Qty" on product information page
Dormant Bulbs, Tubers and Bare-root perennials come either bagged or wrapped without a pot

The exact size of plants will vary with the growing season and may be cut back in accordance with normal pruning regimes or to fit in the box if they are excessively tall