Plant field guide
Crepe Myrtle (Dynamite)
The best true red crape myrtle. Profuse cherry-red flower clusters from midsummer through fall on a vase-shaped tree. Dark green foliage turns orange-red in autumn.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- low
- Height
- 120 in (305 cm) – 240 in (610 cm)
- Spread
- 96 in (244 cm) – 144 in (366 cm)
- Spacing
- Not recorded
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 6–9; average annual extreme minimum from -10°F (-23.3°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- easy
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: February, March.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
One of the deepest red flowering crape myrtles available. Good mildew resistance. Flowers on new wood so blooms reliably every year.
Pruning
Prune in late winter. Remove dead wood and crossing branches. Can be kept as large shrub or trained to tree form.
Fertilizer
Balanced slow-release
Early spring
Mulch
3 inches of organic mulch.