Zuni Crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia x 3 Gal

Zuni is a deciduous, upright, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. 'Zuni' is a compact cultivar which features dark green foliage turning dull red to reddish purple in fall, grayish-brown bark which exfoliates with age and terminal, crepe-papery, 3-5" long inflorescences (panicles) of lavender flowers from mid-summer to early fall. Flowers give way to round seed capsules which often persist well into winter. In the South, this cultivar can easily be grown as a woody shrub with a maximum size of 11' tall and 10' wide. In the St. Louis area where winter injury is a problem, plants will grow much smaller.