Red Rocket Crape Myrtle Live Plant – Ruby Red Flowering Tree for Landscape

Red Rocket Crape Myrtle is a fast-growing ornamental tree known for its vibrant ruby red flower clusters and attractive seasonal foliage. This live plant can be cultivated as a multi-stemmed small tree or a large shrub, making it ideal for landscape accents, privacy plantings, borders, and decorative garden displays.

Large clusters of ruby red blooms appear throughout summer, providing a bold splash of color. The glossy green foliage transitions to bronze-red tones in fall, extending the plant's seasonal interest. Mature plants typically reach 15–20 feet in height and 10–15 feet in width with proper care.

Important Note: You will receive a live starter plant. Photos show mature flowering trees for reference only. Actual plant size, shape, fullness, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Ruby red summer flower clusters
• Fast-growing ornamental tree
• Can be grown as tree or shrub
• Mature height approximately 15–20 feet
• Mature width approximately 10–15 feet
• Glossy green foliage
• Bronze-red fall color display
• Suitable for landscape accents
• Long summer blooming season
• Live perennial flowering tree

Plant Details:
Common Name: Red Rocket Crape Myrtle
Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia indica 'Red Rocket'
Plant Type: Flowering Tree
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Ruby Red
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Well-draining garden soil
Water: Moderate watering
USDA Zone: 6–9

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.