More about all of that next week...in the meantime, here is a repost of Jane's Plant of the Week,
Infinitini® Lagerstroemia.
Enjoy!
If only summer would go on forever...Infinitini® style.
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| Infinitini® Watermelon |
But it won't. Fall is here.
Really, that's OK. Fall means vibrant colors, fresh apples, and more forgiving clothing. I see you, fleeces and sweaters.
However, the Infinitini® Lagerstroemia series is having a hard time letting go of summer. These plants have loved our very warm September and are blooming vibrantly when many other plants are kind of over it.
It's done fine for us here at the nursery (zone 5b-6a) but is not a reliable winter-hardy plant. Luckily, it's a great container plant. Quart-sized pots planted this spring filled out and bloomed quite nicely by midsummer. They handled the heat far better than many annuals would have.
The Infinitini® crapemyrtles are hardy to zone 6 and grow 2-4' tall and wide. Infinitini® Purple may get a little bigger. They will want full sun to be at their best.
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| Infinitini® Purple |
I know, fall is busy. Busier than spring in a lot of ways. My own yard is a real mess, and shorter days make it that much harder to get things cleaned up.
Yet autumn is an excellent time to really evaluate plantings. Not only do some plants really look their best in late summer and fall, but it's a perfect time to see what performed well and what failed to live up to expectations.
Maybe this is an annual that just didn't make you as happy as you had hoped, or a more permanent plant that really needs some attention now if it's going to look good next year.
You also have to be honest with yourself: did you place the plant in question in the right spot? In the optimistic days of spring, it's easy to convince yourself that there's enough space or daylight for a plant that you really, really want. Luckily, fall is a great time to move plants to a more suitable spot. Maybe when I clean up the weeds I'll find one.
Plant of the Week is written by Jane Beggs-Joles.
