GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle Shrub
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| 0 | 19.99 | 24.99 |
| 20 | 49.99 | 29.99 |
| 50 | 69.99 | 34.99 |
| 70 | 99.99 | 39.99 |
| 100 | 129.99 | 44.99 |
| 130 | 149.99 | 48.99 |
| 150 | 150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle Shrub highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Zones 5-9
GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle Shrub
Grow one of the best compact Crape Myrtles with GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle shrubs from NatureHills.com! Early flowering and cold hardy to Zone 5.
Vibrant, unrestrained cherry-red colored blossoms cover the well-mounded, umbrella-shaped canopy of a spectacular new Crape Myrtle. GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle Shrub (Lagerstroemia x 'G19234') will rock your world all summer long!
This modern marvel stays small and shapely...with wildly showy blooms that deliver a powerful impact! Use it as a showpiece in a high-profile area for visual interest all season long.
Go ahead and answer all your garden guests' questions about this fantastic shrub-form Crape Myrtle. NatureHills.com is thrilled to offer this groundbreaking new series of Crape Myrtle from the breeders at GardenGenetics®.
Watch this innovative new plant bloom in your garden or on your patio all summer long. Starting much earlier in the season than other Crape Myrtles, Cherry Delight develops a vivid display of frilly blooms held high above the mounded outline.
Don't worry about splurging on this in you are in Zones 5b, as the roots will remain hardy! Consider Cherry Delight to behave as a perennial, with new growth emerging from the roots each spring.
Great for use in the garden in USDA Zone 6 or warmer. It's perfect in planters as a patio accent and as Thriller shrubs!
Fill your outdoor entertainment areas with a lavish explosion of flowers. Butterflies will be delighted by the cherry on top, too!
Buy GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Mrytle at NatureHills.com today! We'll ship your plants when the time is right for planting in your area.
How to Use GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle Shrub in the Landscape
Live large with the cherry-red shades of this dynamic small shrub. Why not choose to include it in a brightly tropical theme garden?
Play with texture and form with Heavenly Bamboo shrubs, Canna perennials and Elephant Ear bulbs. Develop your own exotic getaway steps from your backdoor!
Jazz up a patio or balcony with a lime green resin container planted with GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle in the center of the pot. Use your favorite Ajuga as both filler and spiller.
Line your garden border with lively, sultry, saturated color. Cherry Delight is an excellent foundation and border plant.
Grow them in the ground as a root-hardy, die-back (herbaceous) perennial in Zone 5b. This improved line stays strongly compact in Zones 6 - 9.
You'll adore having plenty of material on hand for long-lasting cut flower arrangements. These generous blossoms are so easy to arrange, too!
- First Zone-5 Hardy Crepe Myrtle!
- Earliest Crape Myrtle to Start Blooming
- Incredible Extended Season of Bloom from June to Frost
- Perfect Thriller Plant for Patio Container Gardens
- Petite Natural Dwarf
- Excellent Low Hedge and Edging Shrub
- Well Mounded and Densely Branched
- Very Little Maintenance or Pruning Required
#ProPlantTips for Care
Plant your GreatMyrtle™ Cherry Delight in full sun for the brightest display. They require at least six hours of sunshine a day.
Well-drained soil is also a must. Elevate your planting in a mound or raised bed if you have soggy or heavy clay soil.
For a plant this special, we highly recommend Nature Hills Root Booster. This symbiotic formula is used during planting for the life-long support of feeder roots.
Give your Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle shrubs a regular schedule of water, especially when they are young. Container-grown plants must have supplemental water regularly.
Apply mulch over the root zone to keep them cool. Please pull the mulch back away from directly touching the stems.
In Zone 5 and 6, prune off winter-damaged stems to ground level in early spring. They'll bounce back to full height over the course of a single season.
Read more about pruning your Crape Myrtle here in our handy #ProPlantTips Blog! And you can read more about all the GreatMyrtle™ Dwarf Crape Myrtles available here at NatureHills.com.
Don't miss our limited inventory of a Crape Myrtle known as "one of the best!" We'll run out of these exceptional plants quickly.
Place your order today to lock in your outdoor summer decor. GreatMyrtle™ Wild Cherry Delight Crape Myrtle shrubs are so worth it...and so are you!
