Red Crape Myrtle – Lagerstroemia indica Live Starter Plant | 12–18 Inches Tall | Ships Bare Root | Flowering Tree or Shrub | Easy to Grow

Add bold summer color to your landscape with this live Red Crape Myrtle starter plant, measuring approximately 12–18 inches tall and shipped bare root (no pot). This healthy young tree or shrub is ready to establish in your garden and will produce vibrant scarlet to crimson flower clusters that bloom from summer into fall.

Red Crape Myrtles are prized for their long-lasting blooms, attractive branching habit, and easy-care nature. They make beautiful specimen trees, flowering hedges, or landscape accents while attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. You will receive a healthy plant similar in size and quality to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:

✔️ 1 live Red Crape Myrtle starter plant
✔️ Height: approximately 12–18 inches
✔️ Shipped bare root (no pot)
✔️ Healthy, rooted plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

🌼 Growing Information

Common Name: Red Crape Myrtle
Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica
Plant Type: Deciduous flowering tree or shrub
Growth Stage: Starter plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist while establishing
Mature Height: 10–20 feet (can be maintained smaller with pruning)
Growth Rate: Fast
USDA Zones: 6–10
Container Friendly: Yes

💡 Care Tip: Plant in a sunny location with well-draining soil and water regularly during the establishment period. Mulch around the base to conserve moisture and prune during late winter to encourage healthy growth and abundant flowering.