First Editions® Midnight Magic™ Crapemyrtle

Do you love crape myrtles but hate the diseases associated with them? Meet the new and improved First Editions® Magic™ Crape Myrtle Series. These crape myrtles showcase new color combinations, compact size, and disease resistance.The Midnight Magic™ Crape Myrtle is a new and improved variety of crape myrtle. The small size of these shrubs allows it to be used as a shrub or a tree. It is great to put in spaces that are too small for your average Crape Myrtle. The plum purple foliage is dark year round and dark pink flowers provide a great contrast. Not only is this shrub compact in size and stunning in color, is also resistant to leaf spot and powdery mildew!Features: The Midnight Magic™ Crape Myrtle is small tree that only gets to 4-6’ high and wide. The foliage is a rich maroon color that stays prominent throughout the growing season, unlike regular crape myrtles that have green foliage. Dark pink flowers appear in July and bloom all the way to August, proving a great color contrast against the dark foliage. These trees can even combat the heat of the south while providing flowers that are saturated in color and never fade.Crape Myrtle Tree ComparisonsVarietyFlower ColorBloom SeasonZonesHeight (ft)Width (ft)Growth RateNatchezWhiteJune-Oct7-1020-30203-5ft / yrBlack Diamond Best RedRedJuly-Oct7-1010-1281-2ft / yrBlack Diamond Crimson RedRedJuly-Oct7-1010-1583-4ft / yrBlack Diamond Red HotRedJuly-Oct7-1010-156-103-4ft / yrRed RocketRedJuly-Oct7-920-30153-5ft / yrDynamiteCherry RedJuly-Oct7-915-25152-3ft / yrBlack Diamond Mystic MagentaMagentaJuly-Oct7-1010-126-83-4ft / yrBlack Diamond Purely PurplePurpleJuly-Oct7-1010-156-83-4ft / yrBlack Diamond Shell PinkPinkJuly-Oct7-1010-126-103-4ft / yrCatawbaViolet PurpleJuly-Sept7-915121-2ft / yrCoral MagicSalmon PinkJune-July7-96-86-81ft / yrMuskogeeLavenderJune-Oct7-1125-30203-5ft / yrPink VelourDeep PinkJuly-Sept7-108-10