I'm on the borderline of zones 7 and 8. Crepemyrtles are all over the place. The bloom time varies according to the variety and color (as does the speed with which they grow). White ones such as Natchez grow with incredible speed (a couple of years and they are ten feet tall. Some people cut them down every year so that they come back as bushes, but I really don't advise that unless you get the dwarf version. The regular versions really should be left as gigantic bushes or trimmed up to be small ornamental trees-- which is the way they're most often seen around here) They do bloom a lot. The dark hot pink/red one I have out front (whose name I forget) doesn't bloom for quite as long as the Natchez White and is a much slower grower. They do tend to bloom most all summer from somewhere around mid to late June through September according to how mild the spring is and how mild the fall is. Around here they're really sturdy plants or (light pink and white ones) even naturalized ones. (I've never seen the red or lavender versions naturalized but they are frequently planted around here). I'm not sure of its zones. I'd have to look it up.
For potted plants, I really rec the allamanda. I've kept that in a pot out front for the last three summers. They constanty bloom until the first hard freeze and are relatively drought tolerant so you don't feel forced to water it every five minutes even in the dry parts of summer.
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Date: 2005-04-16 03:52 am (UTC)For potted plants, I really rec the allamanda. I've kept that in a pot out front for the last three summers. They constanty bloom until the first hard freeze and are relatively drought tolerant so you don't feel forced to water it every five minutes even in the dry parts of summer.