'Purple Magic' Crape Myrtle

Common Name: Purple Magic® Crapemyrtle

Latin Name: Lagerstroemia 'Purple Magic' PP23,906

Brand: First Editions®

Description:
Purple Magic® Crapemyrtle is a compact, dense, rounded shrub that puts on a summer show with saturated dark purple blooms from base to tip. The glossy green foliage is highly resistant to disease, ensuring a clean look throughout the season. A heavy rebloomer when deadheaded, this variety is ideal for warm-climate gardens seeking vivid color with minimal fuss.

Care Tips:
Plant in full sun for best flowering and leaf health. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage repeat flowering. Water regularly during establishment; once established, it is drought tolerant. Prune in early spring if needed to shape.

Landscape Uses:
Borders, foundation plantings, mass plantings, specimen shrub, colorful privacy screen, containers (in warmer zones)

Mature Height: 7–8 ft

Mature Width: 7–8 ft

Sun Exposure: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

Cold Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 7–9

Habit: Rounded, compact

Foliage: Glossy dark green, turns red in fall

Flower: Rich dark purple, blooms in mid-summer with potential reblooming

Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral (pH 5.5–7.0)