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Diamonds in the Dark Lavender Lace Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica ‘Lavender Lace’
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Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Diamonds in the Dark Lavender Lace Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia indica ‘Lavender Lace’
The point of the Diamonds in the Dark crepe myrtles is the leaf, not just the flower: foliage emerges deep burgundy black and stays dark right through summer, so the plant carries colour even between flushes. ‘Lavender Lace’ sets soft lilac purple crepe textured blooms against that near black canopy, a combination that photographs and reads very differently from a traditional green leafed Lagerstroemia indica. It is a compact grower, which puts crepe myrtle colour into small courtyards and narrow beds that could never take a full sized tree.
Why Lavender Lace
Near black foliage: Leaves hold a deep burgundy black through the whole growing season rather than fading to green.
Soft flower tone: Lilac purple blooms sit gently against the dark leaf instead of shouting, which suits restrained planting schemes.
Compact scale: The mature size is closer to a large shrub than a tree, so it fits beds too small for standard crepe myrtles.
Long summer display: Flowering runs from midsummer into autumn, and spent heads can be trimmed to push a second flush.
Mildew resistance: This series was selected for resistance to the powdery mildew that ruins older crepe myrtle cultivars in humid summers.
Ideal Applications
Courtyard feature: A single plant gives colour from spring leaf flush through to autumn in a very small footprint.
Informal flowering hedge: Planted at close spacing it makes a dark leafed summer flowering screen.
Large pots and planters: The restrained root system suits substantial containers on terraces and rooftops.
Mixed border structure: The dark canopy provides a permanent backdrop that lifts silver, lime and white planting.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.2 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2.5 to 3m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or early spring
Soil & Drainage: Free draining loam of moderate fertility, neutral to slightly acidic. It tolerates dry soil once established but not poor drainage.
Establishment Care: Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, easing off as flowering finishes each autumn. Mulch to keep the root zone cool, prune in late winter while dormant to shape and encourage strong flowering wood, and keep the plant in full sun, because shade dulls the dark foliage and thins the bloom.
Plant Details
Height: 2.5 to 3m
Width: 2 to 2.5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Garden origin; parent species from China and Korea
Flower Colour: Soft lavender purple
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
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How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







