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LA BAMBA™ Red

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

'SMNLIFUE'

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Red flowers and green foliage. La Bamba Red crapemyrtle in the landscape.
  • Vibrant Color
  • Disease resistant
  • Heat tolerant
Description

After the introduction of the Center Stage® series of dark-leafed Lagerstroemia, our breeding team turned their attention back to green-leafed forms, with the goal of creating a disease-resistant red selection. That's La Bamba™ Red. Red is actually one of the hardest flower colors to develop, much less with disease resistance, but they've packed it all into this vigorous, useful, fast-growing package.

USDA Zone
6b-10 (-10°F/-23°C)
Exposure
Full sun
Height
5 - 6'
Width
5 - 6'
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Summer
Flower Color
Red
Foliage Color
Green

Soil

Moist, well drained soils are best, but crapemyrtle is widely adaptable, including to compacted urban soils.

Pruning

Blooms on new wood. Regular pruning is not needed or recommended.

Uses

Specimen plant; hedging; foundation plantings.

Features: Disease resistant, Heat tolerant, Clay soil, New

Filters: Botanical genus: Lagerstroemia, Common name: Crapemyrtle, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, USDA Zone 10, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Summer, Red flowers, Green foliage

Features: Disease resistant, Heat tolerant, Clay soil, New

Filters: Botanical genus: Lagerstroemia, Common name: Crapemyrtle, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, USDA Zone 9, USDA Zone 10, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Summer, Red flowers, Green foliage