Lagerstroemia 'Sweet Macchiato' BARISTA® Collection

Upright, branched and bushy selection boasts very dark looking foliage

Leaves are dark blue-green, with the glossy deep red new growth making the tips look like they are on fire

In late summer, glossy red buds burst open to sweet, hot pink flower clusters with mustard yellow stamens

Green seed pods follow the flowering performance.

Crapemyrtle have long been a popular flowering shrub in the south, and it's time that these beautiful flowering shrubs made a splash in the Northern market! All of the members of this collection bloom on new wood, so you can expect a great flowering performance year after year.

Note to southern growers: all measurements are based on plant performance in Michigan. In warmer zones without winter die back, mature height will be taller.