Red Rocket® Crape Myrtle is a flowering shrub cultivar with brilliant cherry-red flowers and improved disease and pest resistance. It does best in a hot, sunny location. The foliage emerges crimson in the springtime and matures to dark green. The orange and red fall colors finish out the season in a showy display. Pruning should be completed in winter or early spring, as this plant blooms on new wood. A layer of organic mulch will help keep the plant retain moisture. Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: No notable issues. The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common crape myrtle pests and diseases. More information on Lagerstroemia indica .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.