Friday, March 28, 2014

Beautiful 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.

Myrtle, or Lagerstroemia Indica, looks equally attractive in any environment. Large trees in public parks of California, as well as smaller container plants you can place in your patio, they all have equally attractive clusters of vividly colored flowers. Even their barks are quite attractive, and their leaves can have more than interesting shades as well.

Myrtles enjoy sun, and should be placed on full sun only. If you place them in a shade, their blooming will be delayed, and their flowers simply won't be so large and luxurious. These plants are highly sensitive to low temperatures, and they won't survive harsh winters. Dwarf and miniature varieties are usually more resistant to cold, but they can also be adequately protected, or simply placed inside during cold months.

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.

Myrtle should be pruned in late winter. The intensity of each pruning depends on specific landscape use. Minis aren't so cold hardy as other varieties, and most of them have weeping growth habit. They are especially popular as patio container plants for decorative display, and look great on any terrace, or even a balcony. The bark is very interesting even during winter months.

One of the most popular minis is certainly Delta Blush. It has particularly decorative, light pink flowers, and it is usually used as a showcase plant in a garden. It is one of the more weeping varieties, together with Weeping Alamo Fire. This variety has incredible, intensive red clusters of decorative flowers, and it blooms in the mid-summer.

Full growth habit of this lovely variety makes Pocomoke very popular in garden design. Flowers are intensively pink, and although this one is often used as container plant, you will find it in many gardens. Another popular shrub, maybe the smallest, is called Chickasaw. Its tight growth and beautiful pink shade of its flowers make it highly popular, especially in colder environments. Its cold resistance is much better than in other varieties.




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