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. Chickasaw' will be included.