Crapemyrtle

Adam's Needle

About Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle

Crapemyrtle

Adam's Needle

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southeastern United States

Types

Lagerstroemia villosa, Lagerstroemia subcostata, Lagerstroemia microcarpa

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

5015

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Coastal Regions, Open Forest, Swamps

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-104-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10-6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Burgundy, Dark Red

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cylindrical

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings, Seperation, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Insects, Powdery mildew, Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

allergic reaction, Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem, Tree trunks

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for woodware, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LAGERSTROEMIA 'Arapaho'

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Hybrid Crapemyrtle

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

क्रेप मेहंदी

Adam's needle

In German

Crapemyrtle

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Crapemyrtle

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Crapemyrtle

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Crapemyrtle

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Crapemyrtle

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Crapemyrtle

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Crapemyrtle

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Liliales

Family

Lythraceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Lagerstroemia

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Lagerstroemieae

Subfamily

Lagerstroemieae

Agavoideae

Number of Species

5030

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle

Wondering what are the properties of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle? We provide you with everything About Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle. Crapemyrtle doesn't have thorns and Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns. Also Crapemyrtle does not have fragrant flowers. Crapemyrtle has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Asthma and Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Crapemyrtle and Lychee

Crapemyrtle and Golden Chain Tree

Crapemyrtle and Macadamia

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Crapemyrtle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Adam's Needle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Crapemyrtle is Clay, Loam and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Crapemyrtle is Acidic, Neutral and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Crapemyrtle height is 610.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Crapemyrtle flower color: Red
Crapemyrtle leaf color: Dark Green and Burgundy
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle

Care of Crapemyrtle and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crapemyrtle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Crapemyrtle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.