Catawba Crape Myrtle - Dark Purple Flowering Tree

Catawba has dark purple, or mauve, flowers offset by lustrous, dark-green foliage and light gray-brown bark. Autumn leaves are a bright orange-red. Growth habit is full, upright, and spreading. Resists mildew. Note: Regardless of hardiness zone, all crape myrtles are subject to die-back at temps below 15 degrees. Probability of this happening is increased by pruning in fall or winter. Prune only in earliest spring. Bloom will be on new wood. * Seldom Damaged by Deer * Attracts : Butterflies, Hummingbirds & Birds Got questions? (336) 857-2131 or e-mail: request@tomscreeknursery.com Photo courtesy of our growing friends at Flowerwood Nursery in Loxley, AL Ornamental Characteristics Category Large Flowering Shrub or Small Flowering Tree Environmental Characteristics