Double Feature® Crape Myrtle
Ruby-Red Flowers That Keep the Show Going
Double Feature® Crape Myrtle is a semi-dwarf reblooming crape myrtle grown for its ruby-red summer flowers, compact, rounded habit, and long bloom season. This colorful deciduous shrub brings the classic summer flower power of crape myrtle into a smaller, more manageable size for residential landscapes.
Unlike many crape myrtles that pause after the first bloom cycle while seed capsules form, Double Feature is valued for producing little to no seed and reblooming on the same flower panicles. That means more energy goes into color instead of seed, helping the plant deliver a long-lasting display from summer into fall.
Wine-Red New Growth and Strong Seasonal Color
Before the flowers arrive, Double Feature Crape Myrtle adds interest with small wine-red new leaves that mature to green. This early foliage color helps the plant stand out in the landscape even before bloom season begins.
By summer, ruby-red flower clusters cover the shrub, creating a bold color statement in sunny borders, foundation plantings, patio gardens, and mixed shrub beds. The combination of red new growth and red flowers gives Double Feature a richer, more layered look than a standard green-leaf crape myrtle.
A Semi-Dwarf Crape Myrtle for Smaller Landscapes
Double Feature typically matures around 6–8 feet tall and wide, making it easier to use than larger crape myrtle trees. Its dense, rounded habit works well as a specimen shrub, flowering hedge, informal screen, foundation accent, or colorful backdrop for perennials.
Use it where you want summer color without committing to a full-size crape myrtle tree. It can also be trained lightly into a small tree form by removing lower branches, but its natural strength is as a full, rounded flowering shrub.
Heat Tolerant, Sun Loving, and Low Maintenance
Double Feature Crape Myrtle performs best in full sun, where it develops the strongest flowering, richest color, and best disease resistance. It grows in average, medium-moisture, well-drained soil and handles heat well once established.
This variety is also known for strong resistance to powdery mildew, a common issue on older crape myrtle varieties. Like most crape myrtles, it is drought-tolerant once established, but regular watering during the first season helps build the root system and support better flowering.
Easy Care Without Heavy Pruning
Plant Double Feature in full sun with room for its mature spread. Water regularly after planting, mulch to conserve soil moisture, and fertilize lightly in spring if growth is weak. Avoid heavy late-season fertilizing, which can encourage tender growth before cold weather.
Pruning should be simple. Remove dead, damaged, crossing, or winter-injured stems in late winter or early spring, then lightly shape if needed. Avoid severe topping, often called “crape murder,” because Double Feature already has a compact shrub form and does not need hard cutting to bloom well.
Ruby-Red Flowers That Keep the Show Going
Double Feature® Crape Myrtle is a semi-dwarf reblooming crape myrtle grown for its ruby-red summer flowers, compact, rounded habit, and long bloom season. This colorful deciduous shrub brings the classic summer flower power of crape myrtle into a smaller, more manageable size for residential landscapes.
Unlike many crape myrtles that pause after the first bloom cycle while seed capsules form, Double Feature is valued for producing little to no seed and reblooming on the same flower panicles. That means more energy goes into color instead of seed, helping the plant deliver a long-lasting display from summer into fall.
Wine-Red New Growth and Strong Seasonal Color
Before the flowers arrive, Double Feature Crape Myrtle adds interest with small wine-red new leaves that mature to green. This early foliage color helps the plant stand out in the landscape even before bloom season begins.
By summer, ruby-red flower clusters cover the shrub, creating a bold color statement in sunny borders, foundation plantings, patio gardens, and mixed shrub beds. The combination of red new growth and red flowers gives Double Feature a richer, more layered look than a standard green-leaf crape myrtle.
A Semi-Dwarf Crape Myrtle for Smaller Landscapes
Double Feature typically matures around 6–8 feet tall and wide, making it easier to use than larger crape myrtle trees. Its dense, rounded habit works well as a specimen shrub, flowering hedge, informal screen, foundation accent, or colorful backdrop for perennials.
Use it where you want summer color without committing to a full-size crape myrtle tree. It can also be trained lightly into a small tree form by removing lower branches, but its natural strength is as a full, rounded flowering shrub.
Heat Tolerant, Sun Loving, and Low Maintenance
Double Feature Crape Myrtle performs best in full sun, where it develops the strongest flowering, richest color, and best disease resistance. It grows in average, medium-moisture, well-drained soil and handles heat well once established.
This variety is also known for strong resistance to powdery mildew, a common issue on older crape myrtle varieties. Like most crape myrtles, it is drought-tolerant once established, but regular watering during the first season helps build the root system and support better flowering.
Easy Care Without Heavy Pruning
Plant Double Feature in full sun with room for its mature spread. Water regularly after planting, mulch to conserve soil moisture, and fertilize lightly in spring if growth is weak. Avoid heavy late-season fertilizing, which can encourage tender growth before cold weather.
Pruning should be simple. Remove dead, damaged, crossing, or winter-injured stems in late winter or early spring, then lightly shape if needed. Avoid severe topping, often called “crape murder,” because Double Feature already has a compact shrub form and does not need hard cutting to bloom well.
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Ruby-Red Flowers That Keep the Show Going
Double Feature® Crape Myrtle is a semi-dwarf reblooming crape myrtle grown for its ruby-red summer flowers, compact, rounded habit, and long bloom season. This colorful deciduous shrub brings the classic summer flower power of crape myrtle into a smaller, more manageable size for residential landscapes.
Unlike many crape myrtles that pause after the first bloom cycle while seed capsules form, Double Feature is valued for producing little to no seed and reblooming on the same flower panicles. That means more energy goes into color instead of seed, helping the plant deliver a long-lasting display from summer into fall.
Wine-Red New Growth and Strong Seasonal Color
Before the flowers arrive, Double Feature Crape Myrtle adds interest with small wine-red new leaves that mature to green. This early foliage color helps the plant stand out in the landscape even before bloom season begins.
By summer, ruby-red flower clusters cover the shrub, creating a bold color statement in sunny borders, foundation plantings, patio gardens, and mixed shrub beds. The combination of red new growth and red flowers gives Double Feature a richer, more layered look than a standard green-leaf crape myrtle.
A Semi-Dwarf Crape Myrtle for Smaller Landscapes
Double Feature typically matures around 6–8 feet tall and wide, making it easier to use than larger crape myrtle trees. Its dense, rounded habit works well as a specimen shrub, flowering hedge, informal screen, foundation accent, or colorful backdrop for perennials.
Use it where you want summer color without committing to a full-size crape myrtle tree. It can also be trained lightly into a small tree form by removing lower branches, but its natural strength is as a full, rounded flowering shrub.
Heat Tolerant, Sun Loving, and Low Maintenance
Double Feature Crape Myrtle performs best in full sun, where it develops the strongest flowering, richest color, and best disease resistance. It grows in average, medium-moisture, well-drained soil and handles heat well once established.
This variety is also known for strong resistance to powdery mildew, a common issue on older crape myrtle varieties. Like most crape myrtles, it is drought-tolerant once established, but regular watering during the first season helps build the root system and support better flowering.
Easy Care Without Heavy Pruning
Plant Double Feature in full sun with room for its mature spread. Water regularly after planting, mulch to conserve soil moisture, and fertilize lightly in spring if growth is weak. Avoid heavy late-season fertilizing, which can encourage tender growth before cold weather.
Pruning should be simple. Remove dead, damaged, crossing, or winter-injured stems in late winter or early spring, then lightly shape if needed. Avoid severe topping, often called “crape murder,” because Double Feature already has a compact shrub form and does not need hard cutting to bloom well.
