Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’

Muskogee Crape Myrtle

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Trees

Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Medium

Also Grown As: Multi Trunk / Standard Tree

Mature Height & Spread: 20-30' x 15-25'

Natural Growth Habit: Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Native To: Cultivar, East Asia, Hybrid

Exposure: Full Sun

Water: Medium Water

Flower Color: Lavender / Pink

Bloom Time: Summer, Fall

Special Features: Attractive Bark / Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fall Color / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Hedge / Screen

Container Sizes: #15, 24" Box, 36" Box

Sunset Garden Zones: 7-10, 12-14, 18-21

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

A Bit More

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’ is a deciduous tree with a decurrent, upright, spreading, rounded habit and featuring dark green summer leaves that shift to shades of orange, yellow, red in autumn. Summer flowers are pale lavender-pink, or soft lilac and exfoliating gray bark peels away to reveal a mottled patchwork of cinnamon-brown to tan-gray inner bark. Dead-heading or pruning spent flowers will usually produce a new round of flowering. Often grown as a standard and a multi-trunk tree. Non-invasive roots. Uses include as a focal point, screen, hedge, street tree. Excellent in desert landscapes. Tolerates urban heat and pollution. Specifically developed for mildew resistance. Needs and thrives in full sun and is very shade-intolerant. It adapts to a wide range of well-drained soils (loamy, sandy, clay) but prefers a slightly acidic to neutral pH. Apply regular water during installation and acclimating and it is drought tolerant once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.

A Bit More

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’ is a deciduous tree with a decurrent, upright, spreading, rounded habit and featuring dark green summer leaves that shift to shades of orange, yellow, red in autumn. Summer flowers are pale lavender-pink, or soft lilac and exfoliating gray bark peels away to reveal a mottled patchwork of cinnamon-brown to tan-gray inner bark. Dead-heading or pruning spent flowers will usually produce a new round of flowering. Often grown as a standard and a multi-trunk tree. Non-invasive roots. Uses include as a focal point, screen, hedge, street tree. Excellent in desert landscapes. Tolerates urban heat and pollution. Specifically developed for mildew resistance. Needs and thrives in full sun and is very shade-intolerant. It adapts to a wide range of well-drained soils (loamy, sandy, clay) but prefers a slightly acidic to neutral pH. Apply regular water during installation and acclimating and it is drought tolerant once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.