| Family: |
Lythraceae. |
| Landscape value: |
A very free-flowering and tough shrub or small tree providing interest throughout the year, Lagerstroemia ‘Zuni’ is among the smaller growing cultivars in the Indian Summer® range making it excellent for uses such as small garden areas, road median strips and public forecourt planting.
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| Height: |
4 metre(s) |
| Width: |
3 metre(s) |
| Growth rate: |
Slow to moderate. |
| Habit: |
Rounded with upright branching. Multi-stemmed. |
| Foliage: |
Glossy, leathery, medium green leaves turn reddish-orange to dark red in autumn. Young growth tinged red.
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| Flowers: |
Masses of dark lavender coloured flowers mid-summer to early autumn.
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| Fruit: |
Reported (overseas) to be seedless. |
| Bark: |
Young branches are heavily pigmented red, mature branches exfoliate (after about three years) to reveal a light, greyish-brown underbark. |
| Tolerances: |
Adaptable to a range of conditions, heat and some dryness but requires adequate moisture during establishment. Moderate resistance to powdery mildew.
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| Comments: |
Best in moist, well drained, slightly acidic soils in a position receiving full sun. Transplants easily provided adequate moisture levels are maintained. Bare rooted Indian Summer® Lagerstroemia should be pruned back by 30% when planted – this will help promote spring growth by allowing the plant to first establish a strong root system. |
