Crimson Farm
Specializing in Miniature Crape Myrtles,
Dwarf Crape Myrtles and
Japanese Maples
(also learn how
to propagate)
Why Miniature Crape Myrtles?
Most flowering shrubs bloom a few weeks in the spring and that's it. Crape myrtles start blooming in May-June (zone 8) and continue for several months during the summer when other shrubs have quit blooming. Now you can add this rainbow of color to your flower beds, containers or hanging baskets. There are varieties now for every landscaping need. Need a small compact shrub for a rock garden choose Chickasaw, need a very low growing 10-12 inches with dark purple flowers choose a New Orleans.
Tightwad Red ® is one of the most interesting new varieties, about 2 foot tall with true red flowers, a compact shrub, my favorite. Most people do not realize that crape myrtles come in so many sizes and colors. Make sure when you select any crape myrtle you know the full grown size and color so you can correctly place it in your landscape . Adding a miniature crape myrtle border around your house or property is truly breathtaking in the summer for many months to come.
Click here to see a list of the best landscape plants, according to the Southern Nursery Association, Tightwad© was not on this list, it was not around yet, in my humble opinion it would be first or second.
Update: Very soon we will be
adding 'Rosey Carpet'® pp13965 to our inventory.
Rosey Carpet® (Lagerstroemia Indica "Prostrata") a new distinct
variety characterized by the distinctive Rose-Pink color blooms, profuse flower
blossoms, an extended flowering period, semi-sterile trait, extensive lateral
branching, a light-green colored leaf, small leaf size, a plant width of 36 to
48 inches, a height range from 4 to 12 inches, and substantially no vertical
growth at full maturity. This one will surely be added to my favorite list.
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A Little on Crape Myrtle Colors
The one most common factor most people want in crape myrtles is a true red color. There are only a very few crape myrtles that are a true red color, Dynamite® (full sized) and Tightwad®(2 ft) are two of them, Victor is another that is close.
In the crape myrtle world, red could be a dark pink or dark purple or anywhere in between, the reason you see red mentioned so much is because that is what people want. When we say red on our site it will be a true red color, not dark pink or purple.
Way to Control Aphids & Other Problems
When the weather gets warm and its rains a lot, aphids can bother crape myrtles and a lot of other plants. We use a mixture of 100% Neem Oil (cold pressed, wild crafted, guaranteed azadirachtin content, 1500 ppm) and little Pure Castile Soap to emulsify the oil in the water. Azadirachtin is a powerful insect antifeedant and growth regulator. When spraying the underside of leaves, sprays tend to go everywhere, it's nice to use something that may not kill me, as fast. It is also supposed to be safe on beneficial insects, honey bees, ladybugs, ect.
When you get time do a Google search on Neem Oil and aphids or insects, you will be surprised at the research that has been done and what it helps control. When we spray our plants aphids are killed on the spot, no waiting around.
Miniature Varieties of Crape
Myrtles
Delta
Blush Japanese Maple Crape
Myrtle Rows Dynamite Purple
Velvet Bi Color Centennial
Spirit
Lafayette Pixie
White Tightwad Sacramento
Containers Landscape
New Orleans Cuttings
Pocomoke
Baton Rouge Worlds
Fair Bourbon Street
Rosey Carpet
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Pocomoke
Rose-pink, 8"-12" excellent for small hanging baskets and rock gardens or as a small border, this a mounding plant. Weeping. Pocomoke
New Orleans
Dark Purple, 10"-12", excellent groundcover or in a rock garden. Lowest growing variety, best in smaller pots or hanging baskets. Weeping. This is another of my favorites. New Orleans
Delta Blush
Pink, 18", one of the earliest, heaviest blooming varieties. Once it starts blooming it doesn't want to stop. Best in smaller containers or planted closely together in landscape. Weeping. Delta Blush
Lafayette
Whitish
lavender, 18", cousin of the Delta Blush with the most unusual
lavender white flowers, one of the heaviest bloomers that tends to last forever.
Best in medium containers, somewhat upright growth. Starts blooming in zone 8
around May 5-10. Lafayette
Worlds Fair
Deep Pink, 18"-24", best all-around variety, used in landscapes. Use as a border around houses or buildings, mass planting and ground cover. Excellent in containers 12"-16" patio pots or planters. Best in hanging baskets 10"-12". Weeping. Worlds Fair
Sacramento
Deep
pink, 18"-24", also developed from Worlds Fair, a deeper pink, more
compact, fuller more symmetrical growing variety. Leaves smaller than Worlds
Fair with many flower clusters. Very heavy bloomer second year. Suited to all
landscapes and all containers and hanging baskets. Weeping. Sacramento
Bourbon Street
Deep purple, 18"-24", greyish green foliage with heavy blooming. Makes a excellent hanging basket or medium size container variety. Weeping. Bourbon Street
Pixie White
Pure white, 34", pure white variety which is unusual in miniature crape myrtles. Heavy bloomer which does well in larger containers and hanging baskets in addition to landscapes. Pixie White
Baton Rouge
Bright purple, 2-3 feet, the most popular landscaping variety, heavy bloomer, fast grower, suited to border plantings or larger containers or baskets. Another of my favorites. Baton Rouge
Bicolor
Pink-white mixed, 3-4.5 feet, upright, very heavy bloomer, each petal in the flower being a mixture of reddish-pink and white. Excellent as a specimen landscaping plant or in larger container placed at pool or patio. Bi Color
Purple Velvet
Black purple, 3-4.5 feet, this upright unusual variety has the darkest purple flowers. Best as conversation specimen, plant on patio or near pool area in large containers, (3) per barrel. Purple Velvet
Tightwad Red®
(Whit V, plant patent pp11312)
True Red, 2-2.5 feet, in our landscape these plants are about 2 feet tall, low mound and the growth habit like a dwarf yaupon holly. The new growth is wine colored then quickly changes to dark green. Has a high mildew resistance, a true dwarf. This is my favorite. Tightwad
Rosey Carpet®
(Hambuchen pp13965)
Rose Pink "foam" of flowers from mid summer into early fall
with abundant blooms continuing almost until frost. Flower appear at the
terminal portion of most lateral branches. In addition, most leaf nodes contain
at least a single bud. This is the first trailing or groundcover crape myrtle.
Hardy to 10 degrees, high resistance to powdery mildew. A very unusual and
profuse bloomer. Rosey
Carpet
Chickasaw
Fuchsia-pink,
8"-12" very small with small dark green shiny leaves a very delicate
plant used for front borders in beds and rock gardens.
Pink Blush
Bright pink, 18", unusual variety that has narrow grayish green foliage, looks like a cross between a nandina and crape myrtle. Many narrow branches with clusters of flowers at the tip. Excellent in hanging baskets or smaller pots. Weeping.
Houston
Deep purple, 18"-24", developed from Worlds fair. Very symmetrical, full with attractive foliage. Like Worlds Fair it is excellent in any landscape. Requires less fertilizer for maximum blooming. Makes a very full hanging basket and containers.
Cordon Blue
Lavender blue, 2-3 feet, very heavy bloomer. Use as borders or specimen plant. Excellent in larger containers such as 16" patio pots or whiskey barrels (after you have emptied it) in addition to landscapes.
Creole
Medium purple, 2-3 feet, larger variety and unusually attractive in that each branch grows on over the other forming "layers" of branches. One of the better varieties for larger containers like half barrels (3 per barrel). Makes an excellent specimen landscape plant.
Mardi Gras
Purple, 2-3 feet, unusual it tend to grow upward then the branches begin to cascade downward, what we call "Oval Weeping". Best in larger containers or half barrels.
Bayou Marie
Redish-pink pico tee, 2-3 feet, heavy bloomer with each flower "Pico teeing" (flowers that have a deeper pink edging along the outside of the petal) it is most apparent when the weather is cooler. Beautiful grayish green foliage. Used in larger hanging baskets12" and containers.
Chisam Fire
Bright purple, 3-4.5 feet, upright, very heavy bloomer with bright purple flowers. Excellent in large half barrels(3 per barrel) or specimen in landscape.
Victor
This upright, oval-shaped shrub produces flowers that are the best nearest red of any crape myrtle, besides Tightwad® and Dynamite® which are true red. It has grown 3 feet tall and wide
Sacramento Miniature Weeping Crape Myrtle
We are a licensed nursery in the
State of Texas, zone 8
Nursery Certificate Number
#0379165
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information and
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Phone: 409-994-4331
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