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White Chocolate Crape Myrtle: Maroon Foliage and Pure White Blooms

White Chocolate Crape Myrtle

Maroon-colored new leaves mature to bronzy-green, providing superb contrast to clusters of small, pure white crepe-paper-like flowers. Fall brings a mixture of orange and yellow foliage. This deciduous beauty makes a stunning landscape specimen.

Plant Details

Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low
Height: 5 - 10 feet
Spread: 7—12 feet

Tree: Crape Myrtle Rescue: Water Stress and Cercospora Leaf Spot Treatment; Whitefly Infestation on Crepe Myrtle: Identification and Control; Crape Myrtle Sooty Mold: Treat the Insects, Not the Fungus; Crape Myrtle Black Soot: Sooty Mold from Insects; Crape Myrtle Brown Leaves: Heat and Drought Stress; Muskogee Crape Myrtle: Caterpillars & Transplant Stress; Crepe Myrtle Bloom Care: Pruning, Fertilizing, and Sucker Removal; Crape Myrtle Leaves Turning Red in Summer: Transplant Shock; White Chocolate Crape Myrtle: Dark Leaves, Pure White Blooms; Watering Crape Myrtle and Leyland Foliage: Mostly Unnecessary

Garden Articles

Crape Myrtle Aphids and Sooty Mold: Timing Systemic Treatment

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Crape Myrtle Not Blooming? Diagnose Sunlight, Soil, and Pruning Issues

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Diagnosing White Zucchini Leaves in Hydroponics

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