Twilight Crape Myrtle |
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Lythraceae Lagerstroemia Indica Twilight |
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Grows In | Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F through Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Shade / Evening Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Drought, Heat |
Flower Color | Red |
Blooms | Spring Blooms, Summer Blooms, Fall Blooms, Fall Foliage, Spring Foliage, Summer Foliage, Early Summer Blooms |
Average Height | 10' to 12', 12' to 15' |
Average Width | 6' to 8', 8' to 10' |
Attracts | Butterflies, Visual Attention |
Fragrances | None |
Lagerstroemia Indica 'Twilight' is a fast growing tree that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7A through 10B. It matures to an average height of 10 feet to 15 feet and an average width of 6 feet to 10 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam or clay soil that is well drained. In the spring, summer and fall Twilight Crape Myrtle produces red flowers. It attracts butterflies and visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought and heat.
Twilight Crape Myrtle can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, as a background, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, to provide shade, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands, to accentuate entryways or in small groupings and also in butterfly gardens, hummingbird gardens or perennial gardens.