Crepe Myrtles - Red Rocket

The Red Crape Myrtle was created to provide bright red blossoms; it is fast growing at 3-5 feet per year. This tree is adaptable to various soil types! The Red Crape Myrtle grows to a mature height of 15-25 feet and 10-20 feet in width. It does well in full to partial sunlight.

The Intense red flowers will attract everyone’s attention. Bright, feathery blooms last from spring to fall. The Red Crape Myrtle – bred at the National Arboretum by some of America’s best horticulturists – was created especially to give you bright red blooms.

Remarkably, horticulturists around the country generally agree that the Red Crape Myrtle is the most disease resistant crape myrtle available, making it an excellent selection that requires no messy spraying – just months of candy apple blooms to delight and amaze.

The Red Crape Myrtle is perfect as a barrier or tree hedge, it is easily adaptable to any landscapes, these trees offer spectacular color in any soil.

Zone 6-9

Mature Height: 15-25 ft. 
Mature Width: 10-20 ft. 
Growth/Year: 4-5 ft. 
Sunlight: Full-Partial

Soil Conditions: Drought Tolerant

Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia

Buy the red rocket crepe myrtle at our state certified Tree Nursery