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, 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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