Flowering begins in late June or early July and will continue for 70-80 days. The trunk has mottled, light brown bark that exfoliates increasingly as the tree ages. This cultivar can easily reach heights of 25 feet in the landscape and has performed well in landscape plantings across Louisiana. Excellent resistance to leaf spot and powdery mildew. Good foliage retention into the fall months.
Flowers are deep red.
Satisfactory exfoliating bark. Basham's Party Pink Basham's Party Pink is a tall growing hybrid cultivar introduced to the nursery trade by Texas nurserymen Lynn Lowery in 1965. Blooms are lavender-pink and compete with Natchez for size. Very comparable and similar in performance to Muskogee. Good performance in resistance to leaf spot and powdery mildew in LSU Agricultural Center evaluations.