But planting crape myrtles in tight spaces often leads to powdery mildew. Chickasaw' was produced and selected by the late Donald Egolf from a complex pedigree involving five original plants and their progeny intercrossed for five generations. About one-third of its genotype was contributed by L. fauriei . Chickasaw' is the first true miniature Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei hybrid, reaching 20 inches tall and 26 inches wide after seven years in container culture. Its habit is densely branched, forming a dwarf, compact mound.
Foliage is fine-textured, glossy and dark green.
Flowers persist until frost. Culture notes 'Chickasaw' is adaptable to the same cultural conditions as other crape myrtle hybrid cultivars. Plants thrive in full sun in a good heavy loam soil with a pH of 5-6.5. Plants root easily from softwood or semihardwood cuttings taken before flowering. Rooting occurs in two to three weeks under mist with applications of 1,000 parts per million indolebutyric acid.