Pocomoke Dwarf Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Pocomoke’

Plant Details

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

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 2-3′

Width at Maturity: 3′

Spacing: 2′ for solid hedges; 5’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Rounded

Flower Color: Pink

Flower Size: Medium size clusters

Flowering Period: Summer

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: NA

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained, Moderately Drained

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Mildew

Description

Of all the dwarf crape myrtles growing in our gardens Pocomoke is the smallest. It grows in a low mound to only 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide at maturity. Released by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1998, this Fauriei Hybrid cultivar features eye-catching deep rose-pink flowers from mid to late summer on dense, compact mounds of dark green foliage. Pocomoke Dwarf Crape Myrtle is a showstopper plant for your garden!

About Fauriei Hybrid Crape Myrtles

In 1959, Dr. Donald Egolf began a crape myrtle research project at the U.S. National Arboretum to develop crape myrtles that were disease resistant, hardy, true to flower color, and that would repeat bloom.

Germplasm of Lagerstroemia fauriei was collected in Japan by Dr. John Creech and distributed to the U.S. National Arboretum. This material was discovered to be resistant to powdery mildew; a disease known to inflict many varieties of crape myrtle, and to possess a unique, heritable, dark brown trunk color. L. fauriei was incorporated into the research program with great success. Since then, twenty “Fauriei Hybrid” crapemyrtle cultivars have been released!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, Pocomoke is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or in groupings or mass plantings in sunny landscape borders and home foundation plantings. Excellent as a solor or combined with other plants in pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to pink color gardens, perennial gardens, rock gardens and cottage gardens.

Spacing Recommendations: 2 to 2.5 apart for borders or mass plantings, 5 feet or more apart for space between plants.

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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

The Pocomoke Dwarf Crape Myrtle grows well most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and as much sun as you can provide. No pruning necessary however plants can be lightly seared in late winter for shaping purposes.

Helpful Articles

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

How To Plant A Crape Myrtle Shrub Or Tree

How To Fertilize & Water A Crape Myrtle

How To Prune A Dwarf Crape Myrtle Shrub

Choosing The Right Crape Myrtle

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Healthy plant. Shipped quickly and very nicely packaged. Would buy again.——————————–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

Always love the plants I get from Wilson Bros and this was in perfect shape when I got it. Planted it the same day and it is growing and looking great. Thank you for another great plant.—————————————-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

Hello there, Brent and Brooks!
I’m a retired Cooperative Extension Agent so I know a good a good nursery when I see one. The thoroughness concerning the cultivar and cultural information on your web site hinted that you guys know what you are doing, care about your customers and that you provide quality plant material and old-fashioned service. You did not disappoint! . The delivery was fast, the packaging was amazing and the 3 gallon ‘Pocomoke’ dwarf crape myrtle I purchased arrived in perfect shape. No spills! No crushes! No errors! It arrived as if I drove it home myself. Breeding efforts for hardiness along with warmer winters mean we can now grow a number of crape myrtle cultivars in a good portion of southeast NY State. With Wilson Brothers’ quality I came to the right place! Thanks so much and hope to stop by one day!————————————————————————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
Jerry Giordano,
Westchester County, NY

Ordered three of these beautiful plants. They came quickly, were packaged perfectly and were just breaking dormancy. They have been in the ground for three weeks and even though we have been having some late freezes here, they are healthy and growing well. I can hardly wait to see them bloom! Kudos, Wilson Bros. I will definitely be purchasing from you again.———————————————————–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

I purchased 3 of the 3 gallon potted plants as a replacement for like plants I purchased from another nursery. The first ones were in a gallon pot, which I thought would be a nice size, however, they looked like nothing more than twigs with leaves. The ones I purchased from the Wilson Bros, even though they were in a 3 gallon pot, were at least 15 times larger (no lie) than the first ones I purchased. The Wilson Bros plants were big, fully developed and quite healthy. Their plants are nothing less than top notch.————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review and the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived well packed and in great shape. They continue to do well since planted.—————————————-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

Arrived well packed in good condition. 1 1/2 weeks later they are greening up nicely. Cant wait for blooms! ——————— WBG Reply: Hi Mike! Thanks so much for your review of the Pocomoke Crape Myrtle and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Good to hear it’s greening up nicely for you:-)
Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

I was curious to try one of these dwarf crape myrtles. I picked this one for its bright pink bloom. I will plant bright lantana around it when the weather warms up. Arrived in great condition.—————————————Hi Beth, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Pocomoke Dwarf Crape Myrtle. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

My Pocomoke’s were amazing. The careful way they were packed and shipped shows me that they really care about their plants. They were healthy and a nice size. In the future I will definitely order from Wilson Bros.Gardens again.—————————-WBG Reply: Hi Gary, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Pocomoke Dwarf Crape Myrtle. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

These 4 dwarf crape myrtles looked so great when they arrived, it was hard to believe they came via Fed Ex!! When our lawn maintenance man was planting them, our neighbor was even commenting on how healthy they looked. They have been planted for about 3 weeks now & show lots of new growth. Wilson Brothers has been GREAT to work with. I would highly recommend them. ———————— WBG Reply: Hi Joan – Thanks so much for your review of the Pocomoke Crape Myrtle and for all the compliments. It makes everything we do even more worth the while. Glad to hear they are growing well since planting and hope you enjoy these dwarf beauties for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent – Wilson Bros Gardens

This plant was greener than the Cherry Razzle Dazzles and looked the healhiest. Well packaged and in the ground the next day.

This lovely little crape myrtle has been difficult to find! The specimen I received was healthy and beautiful. The speedy delivery was amazing compared to other nurseries I’ve bought from on the internet. I am absolutlely delighted with everything about this purchase and will be back to buy more plants for my garden.