First Editions® Midnight Magic™ Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtle Midnight Magic™ produces superb purple-maroon colored foliage and offers loads of dark pink flowers all through the summer. Beyond it's beauty, the popular specimen plant is loved for its small size, long bloom time and hardiness to a wide variety of conditions. The Midnight Magic Crape Myrtle has a naturally rounded and compact shape that reaches a mature height of four to six feet tall. The small shrub is ideal for small yards and confined planting spaces. Pink blooms emerge in July when most other plant blooms are fading in the heat. The stunning plant stays blooming and remains colorful well into September. Additionally, the foliage color stays dark even in the southern heat. The popular shrubs grow best in USDA zones 7-9 and enjoy conditions of full sun and well drained soils. The shrubs are known to be highly resistant to resistant to leaf spot, powdery mildew and pests. Plant your Midnight Magic shrub in early spring for optimal growth. With its beautiful dark foliage and good leaf spot and mildew resistance, this shrub will easily become a focal point of the summer landscape. The Midnight Magic plants will bloom again in late summer if the first flush of flowers are deadheaded. The bold shrubs are perfect to add a shot of summer color in a foundation planting or as an informal hedge.