fishman0422

The crape myrtle I purchased is a red rocket. It blooms mid july through I think October, I think all do right? I'm guessing it's about 4 1/2-5 ft tall now. site says it can grow up to 5 ft per yr. I'm not kidding 5 per yr. MAYBE it's grown a couple inches.....I would love to be sure of that statement. Mine has been in bloom about two weeks now. We bought it because it said it was hardy to zone 6 and that it was a fast grower with a max. height of 20-30ft. It sounded perfect for us and we do love it . I just wish it was a little taller. My main concern even though EVERYWHERE says its hardy up to zone 6 is that it's still young, still small and will probably be small for the winter. Aw heck, I'm sure it'll be OK. I just love the fact it has flowers basically the whole summer rather than most trees that seem to flower for a week or two in spring and then that's it.

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