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Lagerstroemia ‘Pocomoke’
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei Pocomoke
(MR Pooler and RL Dix, HortSci. 34(2): 361-363. 1999): Deciduous, true miniature L. indica × L. fauriei hybrid crape-myrtles, densely branched, compact mound 0.5 m high and 0.9 m wide after 8 years in container culture; leaves glossy, 2.1 to 3.8 cm long and 1.2 to 1.8 cm wide, emerge bronze-coloured (Greyed Purple 183A 3 ) before turning dark green (Green 139A); bronze-red autumn colouring. Flowers deep pink (Red Purple 64B) in inflorescences of single to flattened panicles 2.5 to 3.5 cm high and 2.4 to 5.1 cm wide, about two weeks later than standard forms of crape-myrtles. It retains its compact, mounding habit without pruning and is highly resistant to powdery mildew. Crosses that grow to ‘Pocomoke’ led , took place in 1967, 1972, 1979, 1986 and 1989; the crosses involved five original plants, L. fauriei , L. indica ‘Dwarf Red’, L. indica ‘Low Flame’ and two unnamed dwarf selections of L. indica . Selected in 1990 and introduced in 1998 by the US National Arboretum; NA 62918; PI 596408. Name registered on 23 July 1998. Selection of Lagerstroemia × egolfii
(Source : Checklist Lagerstroemia USDA/ARS National Arboretum )
| Flower colour | Pink | |
| Flowering period | Late (from September) | |
| Height | 60-100 cm | |
| Hardy | -15 °C | |
| Additional info | Blooms more difficult or almost not at all with us, plant for collectors. Miniature, compact, cushion-like growth, deep pink, crepe-like flowers, cold resistance, mildew resistance, prolonged flowering. |
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