Plant in full sun, needs infrequent and deep watering. Very susceptible to mildew. Crape myrtle grows suckers at ground level quite a lot. Very satisfactory small scale tree with four season features, but overused. Densely pyramidal, low branching tree with a slow to medium rate of growth.
Texture is coarse and canopy is very dense.
Leaf blade is thick and leathery with entire margins. Flowers are very showy in the spring and early summer ranging in size from 8 to 10 inches across, fragrant. Likes acid, moist, rich, well drained soils. Will grow in lower desert but needs to be out of wind and receive water. Does well in inland valley.