Lagerstroemia indica 'Potomac' (Crape Myrtle) Unity Grown

'Potomac' is an attractive cultivar of Lagerstroemia indica, also commonly referred to as crape or crepe myrtle, noted for its 6-8" clusters of beautiful pink flowers in the summer and its bright green foliage, which is tinged with bronzey oranges in the spring and fall.  Lagerstroemia indica 'Potomac' can be grown as a small tree or large multi-trunked shrub to about 10' tall and about 8' wide, but can also get much larger (25' tall and wide) or be kept much smaller (to about 2' tall and wide).

Well-regarded across much of the horticultural world for their attractive summer flowers, ornate, excising bark in a variety of cinnamon brown shades, and easily maintained growth habit and shape over time, crape myrtles are common specimen plants, but also work well in borders/screens or foundation plantings across much of the country. Crape myrtles grow easily in full sun and medium-moist, well-drained soils, making them an ideal choice for a variety of gardens and landscape types. Originally native to Asia, crape myrtles have become naturalized across much of Europe, North America, and the Caribbean, and present very little risk of becoming invasive.