Lagerstroemia 'Arapaho'

Dark Magenta Red Crapemyrtle
Category: Deciduous, Flowering | Size: Small | Hardiness Zones: 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 | Fall Color: Red | Growth Rate: Medium | Adaptability: Salt Spray Tolerant, Urban Tolerant, Alkaline Soil Tolerant
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The search for the right red crape myrtle continues and Arapaho makes a worthy bid. The flower color is vivid, the bark attractive, the foliage is clean and colorful in the fall. Our more northern customers have reported good results with cold hardiness.
Category: Small flowering tree; deciduous
Hardiness: 6b to 10
Foliage: Maroon-tinged foliage
Fall Color: Red-purple to maroon fall color
Flower: Dark magenta red
Bark: Exfoliating light brown and gray colors
Winter Interest: Exfoliating colors on the trunk and branches
Texture: Medium
Shape: Upright vase-shaped trunks with a rounded head
Mature Size: 20' tall by 15' wide
Growth Rate: Medium
Adaptability: Lagerstroemia 'Arapaho' prefers a moist, well-drained, acid soil, but it is drought tolerant; urban tolerant; heat tolerant