mercredi 2 avril 2014

Find Mini Crape Myrtle For Sale

By Juana Buchanan


These miniature, darling flowering shrubs produce an abundance of attractive, brightly colored flower clusters all through the summer. They usually reach up to three feet, and are suitable even for some smaller gardens. If you are interested in finding one mini crape myrtle for sale, check out the online offer, and you will surely find something interesting there.

Lagerstroemia Indica can be a very large tree, more than thirty feet tall, but also a quite small, under two or three feet high shrub. In any case, these plants are all highly decorative, thanks to their luxurious, large flowers and very appealing, decorative barks. White, pale pink or intense red, myrtle flowers always attract attention, in any given environment.

Myrtles need to be placed on full sun. Placed in shade, they won't bloom so intensively, and their blooming might be delayed. Larger varieties are sensitive to cold, and they cannot survive very low temperatures. Minis have better cold resistance, and can be planted in more climate zones. Even so, if you live in colder area, it is advisable to bring your plants inside during winter, or at least to protect them.

Minis are often used as container plants, or as accent shrubs. They look great planted along your entryway. Some have especially interesting barks, and look quite nice even without leaves and flowers. Make sure to check all the characteristics of your selected plant before buying it. One thing you can be sure of, these lovely plants will certainly bring plenty of color to your garden.

Air circulation saves your plant from powdery mildew, for example. Your plants can be attacked by white flies or aphids, but they are generally quite resistant to different health issues. In any case, choose wisely, according to your specific climate conditions. Protect your myrtle from extensive heat, but give it enough sun and air. If it gets too cold, bring it inside.

Pruning should take place in late winter. They tolerate extensive pruning, and you can shape them any way you like, according to their landscape use. Minis often have weeping qualities, and that makes them more than suitable for decorating your patios or terraces. Some varieties won't look very appealing during winter, but others have very nice barks, and look just great even without flowers.

Although there are numerous minis today, some are more popular than others. For example, Delta Blush is highly popular for some time now, thanks to its beautiful pink flowers and weeping characteristics. Another very similar variety, called Weeping Alamo Fire attract attention with abundance of intensively colored red flowers. It blooms usually in the mid summer.

Another interesting mini is called Pocomoke. It has especially broad, full growth habit and intense pink flowers that bloom in the late summer. This variety is mainly used as a potted plant, but it works great as a garden plant as well. Chickasaw is one of the smallest myrtles you will find. It reaches only one to two feet in height, but has very tight growth habit and lovely pink flowers. Compared to other varieties, this one has very good cold resistance.




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