Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Myrtles are highly popular plants among all landscape designers. Their flowers are large, vividly colored and very decorative, throughout the summer. Large, luxurious trees can often be found in California, for example, and smaller, dwarf and miniature varieties became very popular lately. If you would like to find beautiful mini crape myrtle for sale, you will find very nice offer online.
Lagerstroemia Indica can be a very large tree, more than thirty feet tall, but also a quite small, under two or three feet high shrub. In any case, these plants are all highly decorative, thanks to their luxurious, large flowers and very appealing, decorative barks. White, pale pink or intense red, myrtle flowers always attract attention, in any given environment.
These plants are so easy to maintain, they don't require too much attention, water or high quality soil. What they do need is full sun and proper air circulation. They enjoy California weather, for example. They get enough, but not too much sun, and the soil is just appropriate for them. It is never too cold, and this is very important, because myrtles are sensitive to cold. Minis have better cold resistance, luckily.
Minis can be used as container plants, or as accent shrubs, for example. Potted plants can be placed inside during cold winter months, but they will survive outside as well, if it isn't too cold. Some varieties have very appealing barks, and wonderfully colored leaves, once the summer is over. All are highly decorative, thanks to their vivid, intensive colors, as potted plants or as entryway plantings.
They also need to have enough air to remain healthy. Placed somewhere where the air circulation is very poor, your plants might get powdery mildew. Although they are generally very simple to maintain, myrtles sometimes may have problems with white flies, sooty mold or aphids. They don't need too much water, or any special soil, but they do need plenty of sun. Even so, they don't like too high temperatures.
Myrtle should be pruned in late winter. The intensity of each pruning depends on specific landscape use. Minis aren't so cold hardy as other varieties, and most of them have weeping growth habit. They are especially popular as patio container plants for decorative display, and look great on any terrace, or even a balcony. The bark is very interesting even during winter months.
One of the most popular minis is certainly Delta Blush. It has particularly decorative, light pink flowers, and it is usually used as a showcase plant in a garden. It is one of the more weeping varieties, together with Weeping Alamo Fire. This variety has incredible, intensive red clusters of decorative flowers, and it blooms in the mid-summer.
Pocomoke blooms late in the summer and has lovely pink flowers. Thanks to its broad, full habit, this plant can be used as a garden plant. Even so, it is often used as a potted one. Chickasaw is even smaller, also with very attractive pink flowers. It will grow between one and two feet, and its tight growth habit makes it very interesting for every gardener. This variety is more resistant to cold weather as well.
Lagerstroemia Indica can be a very large tree, more than thirty feet tall, but also a quite small, under two or three feet high shrub. In any case, these plants are all highly decorative, thanks to their luxurious, large flowers and very appealing, decorative barks. White, pale pink or intense red, myrtle flowers always attract attention, in any given environment.
These plants are so easy to maintain, they don't require too much attention, water or high quality soil. What they do need is full sun and proper air circulation. They enjoy California weather, for example. They get enough, but not too much sun, and the soil is just appropriate for them. It is never too cold, and this is very important, because myrtles are sensitive to cold. Minis have better cold resistance, luckily.
Minis can be used as container plants, or as accent shrubs, for example. Potted plants can be placed inside during cold winter months, but they will survive outside as well, if it isn't too cold. Some varieties have very appealing barks, and wonderfully colored leaves, once the summer is over. All are highly decorative, thanks to their vivid, intensive colors, as potted plants or as entryway plantings.
They also need to have enough air to remain healthy. Placed somewhere where the air circulation is very poor, your plants might get powdery mildew. Although they are generally very simple to maintain, myrtles sometimes may have problems with white flies, sooty mold or aphids. They don't need too much water, or any special soil, but they do need plenty of sun. Even so, they don't like too high temperatures.
Myrtle should be pruned in late winter. The intensity of each pruning depends on specific landscape use. Minis aren't so cold hardy as other varieties, and most of them have weeping growth habit. They are especially popular as patio container plants for decorative display, and look great on any terrace, or even a balcony. The bark is very interesting even during winter months.
One of the most popular minis is certainly Delta Blush. It has particularly decorative, light pink flowers, and it is usually used as a showcase plant in a garden. It is one of the more weeping varieties, together with Weeping Alamo Fire. This variety has incredible, intensive red clusters of decorative flowers, and it blooms in the mid-summer.
Pocomoke blooms late in the summer and has lovely pink flowers. Thanks to its broad, full habit, this plant can be used as a garden plant. Even so, it is often used as a potted one. Chickasaw is even smaller, also with very attractive pink flowers. It will grow between one and two feet, and its tight growth habit makes it very interesting for every gardener. This variety is more resistant to cold weather as well.
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