Lagerstroemia Indica Indiya Charms ®

It offers a blazing bloom in summer, a red foliage light in autumn with a smooth, white and ornamental bark in winter.

Grown-up size : 3 in 5m.

BLOOM
Plentiful and premature BLOOM, the bloom appears in compact clusters. She(it) begins in July-August and can last till the beginning of the autumn.
A MULTITUDE OF WORN
The lagerstroemia ' Indyia Charms ' can get it all wrong in a massif of shrubs; in a isolated way, on a lawn or along a path; in bush to obtain a flowery hedge, or in tub. He can be tether along a wall exposed to the South.
This small-sized tree will find its place in all the spaces and will adapt itself to all the morphologies of gardens.
GROUNDS
Of préference light, fresh and well drained. The lagerstroemia adapts not many salty grounds. Thus avoid planting it directly in the seaside.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
To be planted right in the sun, sheltered from the wind. Like the ambient humidity.
RUSTIC CHARACTER
The lagerstoemia is resistant in the cold (until 15 °). It is nevertheless advised to protect it, especially first years. This tree adapts itself perfectly to the urban environment.
PLANTATION
All year long for a plant in jar and from October till May for a plantation in clod.
Dig a big hole at the bottom of which you arrange a good compost and an organic amendment. Distance of plantation to be respected: 2-3m. Do not bury too much the plan, the height of the clod has to be at ground level. Use a guardian for trees in stalk
SIZE
Takes place in February-March.
Every year, cut the main twigs of the previous year. Reduce 2/3 all the small secondary branches, eliminate the sick twigs and the badly placed twigs, so as to keep a branches balanced well and aerated in its center to allow to pass the light.
INTERVIEW
Watch a regular watering in summer, it is necessary for a beautiful bloom.
Fertilize in March-April with a complete fertilizer but never fertilize of the summer in autumn.
Protect to keep the freshness of the summer and protect from the cold of the winter.