⭐ What you'll love
• An incredibly long and prolific bloom season, lasting all summer long.
• Provides true year-round beauty with its flowers, vibrant fall foliage, and patterned bark.
• A magnet for songbirds, providing both shelter and a place to perch.
• In traditional practices, a decoction of its flowers has been used for its therapeutic properties.
🌿 Seed details
• Plant Name: Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
• Seed Quantity: Approx. 50 seeds
• Type: Heirloom, Non-GMO
• Lifecycle: Deciduous Tree
• USDA Zone: 6-9
• Origin: American Grown
🌱 Growing instructions
• Soaking: First, soak seeds in water for 24 hours. The seeds that float are the ones to plant.
• Stratification: Next, cold stratify the viable seeds for 30 days in a moist paper towel in the refrigerator.
• Sowing: After stratifying, sow seeds 1/16" deep in pots filled with moist seed starting mix. Cover the pots to retain humidity.
• Germination: Place in a warm, sunny spot. Germination typically takes 3-4 weeks.
• Transplanting: Move seedlings outdoors to a partially shaded spot when they are about a foot tall. Transplant to a permanent location in early fall.
