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    • Pests & Diseases
      Under glass - red spider mite, mealybugs, whitefly.
    • Place of origin
      China.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Oval, dark-green leaves to 8cm (3in) long, bronze when young.
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      To 8m (25ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Upright shrub or small tree with peeling, grey and brown bark. Flowers to 2.5cm (1in) long are produced in panicles to 20cm (8in) long.
    • Will grow outside in milder locations
      This could include plants which would survive happily in a greenhouse or conservatory if not in a mild location. If you have a sheltered spot in your garden then it may do well here.
      If growing in glasshouse use loam based compost, full light and plenty of air.
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      to 8m (25ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
       
      		 

    Varieties
    LAGERSTROEMIA indica 'Berlingot Menthe'
    Cranesbill myrtle, Crepe myrtle
    Ruffled bicolor flowers, pink with white margins. Good autumn leaf colour
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    LAGERSTROEMIA indica 'Red Emperor'
    Cranesbill myrtle, Crepe myrtle
    Good red flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    LAGERSTROEMIA indica 'Rhapsody in Pink'
    Crepe myrtle
    Dark red new growth and soft pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    LAGERSTROEMIA indica 'Rosea'
    Cranesbill myrtle, Crepe myrtle
    Deep rose-pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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