Diamond Dazzle Dwarf Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia hybrid ‘PIILAGI’ PP#23,168

Plant Details

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

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-4′

Width at Maturity: 3-4′
Spacing: 3′ for solid hedge; 6’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Rounded

Flower Color: Pure White

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 – 6.5 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

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

Description

One of the most beautiful summer-flowering shrubs in our gardens, the deep green foliage of the Diamond Dazzle Dwarf Crape Myrtle becomes literally smothered with pristine, bright white flower clusters in summer. Truly a sight to behold. Another fine attribute is the handsome burgundy-red fall foliage. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and wide.

Developed by the Michael Dirr Breeding Program at the University of Georgia.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a rounded mound 3 to 4 feet tall and wide, the Diamond Dazzle Crape Myrtle is an ideal selection for an accent or specimen in smaller garden spaces or as a stand alone in containers, which can conveniently be brought indoors for overwintering by those of you who garden north of USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a. In larger landscape spaces Diamond Dazzle is outstanding in small to large groupings or as a colorful hedge. A fine addition to white theme gardens and cottage gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for solid hedges, 6 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

Dazzle Dwarf Crape Myrtles are exceptionally easy to grow and maintain when planted right and in the right spot. They’re not too picky about soil type however prefer a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and as much sun as you can give them. Light shade is tolerated but flowering is diminished with more shade. Maintenance is minimal, with very little if any pruning required for plants to maintain density and a nice form. That said, spent flowers can be removed to encourage a possible second flush of flowers. A light pruning before leaves emerge in early spring can help to maintain a more dense shrub. When established, plants are quite drought tolerant; only requiring supplemental water during prolonged dry periods during summer. As with all other crape myrtle, deer won’t touch the Dazzles.

Helpful Articles

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

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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The crape myrtle plants arrived. Packaged very well, plants look great. All planted and starting to put out new leaves. Looking forward to them blooming!———————————————————–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

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Thank you.———————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG