Has anyone grown a creep myrtle in a large pot?

Question

Has anyone grown a creep myrtle in a large pot?

Answer 1

yes, it will grow fine, just never as large as if planted in the ground, and it will need water much more often.

Answer 2

Yes it will do fine, as long as the pot is big, they do have quite a root system. The dwarf types of course will do fine in a nice size pot.I.m sure if it out grows your pot it will let you know..the wood is some of the hardest wood i have ever seen.

Answer 3

You sure can but you will need to continue bumping up the containers, as the tree gets larger. If you want to plant a 6-8' crape myrtle in a container you should use a #10 - #15 container. The tree can stay comfortably in that container for up to 1.5 years. Then you should transplant into a #15 - #25 container. Hope this helps.