Princess Lyla™ Crape Myrtle

Princess Lyla Crape Myrtle is a rare dwarf bush that grows no more than 2 feet tall. It brings the vibrant colors and long bloom season of crape myrtles into the smallest garden, and makes a fabulous edging for larger beds. It is also perfect for summer-flowering containers and planter boxes. The compact flower heads form on every stem, and the flamboyant frilly flowers are a soft pink tinged with lilac. When fall comes the dark-green leaves become bright gold, and even the seed heads are attractive. With two full flushes of blooms this great little shrub is in bloom from June to September and beyond.

• Compact flower heads of pale pink blooms
• In flower from June to September
• Fall leaves are bright golden yellow
• Low-growing, ideal for edging and smaller spaces
• A true sun-lover, for all those hot and dry spots

Full sun gives the best blooming from your Princess Lyla Crape Myrtle. Even a little shade reduces blooms noticeably. It grows well in just about any well-drained soil, including poor, dry soils and urban soil too. Even deer leave it alone, and pests or diseases are almost never a problem. Remove the tips of branches in spring – that’s it for the year. Don’t trim new growth at all, as this reduces flower production.