Crape Myrtle Seeds – 50 Count

Southern Seeds was founded in 2019 by Ryan and Kim Dorn and became Seed Therapy in 2025. The family business moved its operations to the Dallas, Texas, area in 2023. Drawing on generations of growing experience, the team focuses on dependable seeds, personal customer service, and helping gardeners succeed. Its work includes relationships with American farms and seed donations to schools and community gardens.

Bring spectacular, season-long color to your landscape with the beloved Crape Myrtle. Famous for its stunning and abundant blooms, this tree enchants with white, pink, red, or lavender flowers for up to 120 days through the summer. But the show doesn't stop there. In autumn, its leaves turn to vibrant colors, and in winter, the beautiful, exfoliating bark provides texture and interest. This low-maintenance, frost-tolerant tree is a true four-season feature for any garden.

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• An incredibly long and prolific bloom season, lasting all summer long.
• Provides true year-round beauty with its flowers, vibrant fall foliage, and patterned bark.
• A magnet for songbirds, providing both shelter and a place to perch.
• In traditional practices, a decoction of its flowers has been used for its therapeutic properties.

• Plant Name: Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
• Seed Quantity: Approx. 50 seeds
• Type: Heirloom, Non-GMO
• Lifecycle: Deciduous Tree
• USDA Zone: 6-9
• Origin: American Grown

Sold as seeds for planting. Select this packet by its variety, quantity, and growing requirements; it is not a live plant.

Country of origin: United States. The supplier identifies this product as American-grown.

• Soaking: First, soak seeds in water for 24 hours. Seeds are viable whether they float or sink.
• Stratification: Next, cold stratify the viable seeds for 30 days in a moist paper towel in the refrigerator.
• Sowing: After stratifying, sow seeds 1/16" deep in pots filled with moist seed starting mix. Cover the pots to retain humidity.
• Germination: Place in a warm, sunny spot. Germination typically takes 3-4 weeks.
• Transplanting: Move seedlings outdoors to a partially shaded spot when they are about a foot tall. Transplant to a permanent location in early fall.

Keep unused seeds dry and cool in a clearly labeled, closed container. Protect the packet from humidity and temperature swings, and retain the variety name and sowing notes for your next planting. Use the species-specific directions below when deciding whether to start indoors, sow directly, soak seeds, or provide a cold period. Germination and growth vary with seed handling and local growing conditions.

For general seed-starting and storage guidance, see University of Minnesota Extension’s seed-starting guide. Use the variety-specific packet directions for this product.

Shipping for this product

This product ships directly from Southern Seeds, now Seed Therapy. The supplier currently lists standard processing of 1–3 business days, increasing to approximately 3–5 business days during the busy late-December-through-April-or-May seed season. Processing is separate from carrier transit time. Its published standard shipping rate is $4.99 per order, with free standard shipping at a merchandise subtotal of $35 or more after discounts and before taxes. The options, offers, and final charges displayed at BuyAmerican checkout govern this order; purchases from other makers may ship separately. Carrier delivery dates are estimates. The supplier ships within the United States and may restrict certain seeds by destination.

Returns and seed guarantee

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