Acoma Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Acoma’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree, Fauriei Hybrid

Height at Maturity: 6-10′

Width at Maturity: 6-10′
Spacing: 6′ for solid hedge; 12’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Broad Canopy, Rounded Canopy, Weeping Branches

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering Period: Mid-Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Flower Type: Single flowers in large rounded to elongated clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green
Fall Foliage Color: Reddish Purple

Fragrant Foliage: No

Bark Color: Grey

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 5.0 – 6.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Moderate Drought, Heat, Humidity

Description

When it comes to flowering trees, there’s simply no others more showy than Crape Myrtles. They bloom for up to 100 days during summer, when there are few other trees and shrubs providing that service in the landscape. Colorful fall foliage and attractive exfoliating bark in winter enhance their overall appeal. It’s no wonder they are so wildly popular among designers and gardeners!

‘Acoma’ is a “Fauriei Hybrid” Crape Myrtle of pristine beauty with a gentle weeping habit. Throughout the summer months, the lustrous, glossy, dark green leaves on weeping branches provide a crisp backdrop for the snowy white flowers, a cooling counterpoint to the boisterous heat of summer. Grow it as a large, mounding shrub with branches weeping to the ground, or remove lower branches to form a distinctive small tree that serves as a fine focal point specimen in your landscape. This beauty deserves a spot in every garden where it will grow!

No more problems with powdery mildew! ‘Acoma’ is one of the esteemed Fauriei Hybrid Crape Myrtles that is totally resistant to powdery mildew; an unsightly disease which shows up during summer as a white powdery substance covering the leaves on many other types of crape myrtle.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to 6 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet or so wide with a weeping habit, Acoma Crape Myrtle can be grown as a large shrub or small tree. As a shrub it is is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a colorful natural hedge. As this crape myrtle grows, lower branches can be removed to desired height to form a small weeping tree useful as an attractive focal point specimen in landscape borders or home foundation planting. Whether planted as a specimen or in groupings, this is one plant that is sure to stand out in the landscape!

Spacing: 6 feet apart for solid hedge; 12 feet or more for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Crape Myrtle variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Acoma Crape Myrtle is very easy to grow. It is not picky about soil type provided the soil is well-drained. A moist but well-drained soil of average fertility is preferred. Full sun is preferred and results in heavier flower production. Light shade is tolerated but flowering will be diminished in more shade. Has shown excellent resistance to powdery mildew and is quite drought tolerant when established.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Crape Myrtle trees.

How To Plant A Crape Myrtle In The Ground Or In A Pot

How To Prune a Crape Myrtle Tree the Right Way

How To Fertilize & Water A Crape Myrtle

How To Prune a Dwarf Crape Myrtle

Choosing the Right Crape Myrtle

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Was impressed how healthy and big was this plant. Absolutely perfect packaged!! No damages. Wet soil. Love it my purchase.—————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

So pleased with the plants I purchased! Crepe myrtles packaging was super. Plants were shipped promptly and planted shortly after I received them. I had previously ordered a. Hydrangea and it too was healthy, leafy and packaged very well. This nursery will be my #1 mail order site.——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received my Acoma crape myrtle 4/20, unboxed it & watered it. Today it looks great, bright & shiny!—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Product came well packaged and was about 8 inches tall. It came with some tips to planting it which was helpful. I have had it for about 3 weeks and it has grown about 4 inches already.————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Order arrived monday fed x took a bit longer then they said in tracking but plants look great… nice size looking forward to planting!!————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received timely and in good condition. I was impressed in the size of the plant for the price.

Our crepe myrtle arrived in excellent condition. Packaging was done proper. Was worried about a plant being sent to us across the country. Plant arrived healthy and was a lot bigger than I expected. Would definitely buy from Wilson Brothers again.—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I received my Acoma Crepe Myrtles in a quick time period and in perfect shape. They are doing well even in these hot days of summer. I would definitely recommend Wilson Bros. Gardens!!! Thanks!!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived on time and well packaged without so much as a crumb of dirt escaping for the pot. The dirt was even still moist. Growing well so far.——————————We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG