Purple Crape Myrtle TreePhoenix's Best Purple Flowering Shade Tree Purple Crape Myrtle Tree Purple Crape Myrtle Tree (Lagerstroemia indica) is Phoenix's premier purple flowering deciduous shade tree combining spectacular lavender purple summer blooms with a handsome multi trunk tree form that shades your landscape all season long. Trained as an upright tree, this fast growing variety reaches 2025 feet tall with a 1520 foot canopy spread, delivering real shade alongside

Red Bird of Paradise — fiery blooms that complement the lime tree's green foliage

Is Silver Cloud Sage drought tolerant

A fall-planted Purple Leaf Plum gets 4–5 months of root development before its first Phoenix summer — setting it up for better heat tolerance

Roots establish quickly in still-warm soil ahead of winter

never as a tight hedge

if you must plant June–August

low-water coverage in full to part sun with decent drainage

natural barrier

Saguaro-Style Focal Point — Without the Wait

8–10 ft apart Staggered triangle so each golden-edged rosette reads separately

8 to 10 ft apart for a natural cluster Property-line or commercial row Space 8 to 10 ft on center

another low-water performer