Canopy™ Crepe Myrtle – Lagerstroemia

Beautiful pink flowers, rich burgundy foliage and a gorgeous spreading canopy.

Some plants are happy to sit quietly in the background.

Canopy™ isn't really one of them.

With vibrant pink flowers throughout summer and autumn, beautiful deep burgundy foliage and a naturally bushy, spreading habit, this crepe myrtle makes a stunning feature in the garden.

Growing approximately 3–4 metres tall and 2.5 metres wide, Canopy™ is ideal when you want something with a little presence. Let it develop into a generous flowering shrub, train it into a small ornamental tree or prune it to create a beautiful deciduous hedge.

And because it's deciduous, there's another lovely benefit. Its foliage provides shade during the warmer months before dropping in winter, allowing more sunshine into the garden when you need it most.

Plant it in a sunny front garden, give it room beside a driveway or use it to create height and seasonal colour in a larger garden bed.

It's the sort of plant that can completely change the feel of a garden as it grows.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Lagerstroemia spp. ‘CM02’

• Mature height: Approximately 3–4m.

• Mature width: Approximately 2.5m.

• Flowers: Vibrant pink, flowering through summer and autumn.

• Foliage: Deep burgundy, deciduous.

• Growth habit: Naturally bushy and spreading; can be trained into a small tree.

• Position: Full sun to partial shade.

• Soil: Well-drained soil.

• Garden uses: Feature trees, flowering shrubs, front gardens, deciduous hedging, driveway planting and summer shade.

How to grow Canopy™ Crepe Myrtle

Choose a sunny or partly shaded position with well-drained soil and enough space for the plant to develop its natural spreading shape.

Water regularly during establishment, particularly throughout the first 13 weeks. Adjust watering according to rainfall, temperature and soil moisture, providing extra water during hot or dry periods.

Apply mulch around the root zone to help retain moisture, keeping it clear of the main stems.

Prune as required to maintain a smaller shrub, encourage a denser hedge or train the plant into a small tree.

Apply a suitable fertiliser according to the manufacturer's instructions, avoiding excessive feeding.

What will you receive?

Your Canopy™ will arrive as a healthy young plant in a 50mm nursery tube, ready to establish in your garden.

You're purchasing young tubestock, not a mature flowering tree. The photographs show the variety's characteristics as it develops, and its eventual size and flowering will depend on growing conditions and plant maturity.

Beautiful flowers in summer. Burgundy foliage. Sunshine in winter.

A little planning now, and Canopy™ could become one of the most beautiful features in your garden.