Zuni Purple Crape Myrtle – 6 Pack 1 Gallon Pots

Lagerstroemia Indica  x Fauriei  ‘Zuni’ 

Other Common Names:  Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle

When it comes to flowering trees, there’s simply no others showier than Crape Myrtles. They bloom for up to 100 days during summer, when there are few other trees and shrubs providing that service in the landscape. Colorful fall foliage and attractive exfoliating bark in winter enhance their overall appeal. It’s no wonder they are so wildly popular among designers and gardeners!

‘Zuni’ is one of the few Crape Myrtle trees with true purple flowers. If a stunning floral display is your number one criteria, Zuni should be at the top of the list. It produces an abundance of large, bright purple flower clusters throughout summer. The foliage of Zuni is forest green during the season and turns to shades of orange and red-maroon in the fall. Its bark is light brown to tan-white in color. We planted two of these beauties at the entryway of our nursery way back in 1989. At maturity, they now stand 15 to 20 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide. Hands down, one of if not our favorite of larger growing crape myrtles. 

Because Zuni is a ‘Fauriei Hybrid’ it is totally resistant to powdery mildew; an unsightly disease which shows up during summer as a white powdery substance that covers the leaves on many other types of crape myrtle.