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Lagerstroemia 'With Love Kiss'® 19cm

Name: Lagerstroemia 'With Love Kiss'® 19cm
Brand: Greenleaf Garden Center
SKU: LagerstroemiaKiss19cm
Price: 15.0 EUR
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Deciduous flowering outdoor shrub · Lythraceae · compact upright freely branching habit

Lagerstroemia indica With Love® Kiss (‘Milarosso’ PBR)

It does not merely flower. It shows off 🌷

Family: Lythraceae · Pot diameter: 19cm · Height: 40cm

Deep-pink flowers
Compact bushy habit
Summer colour flushes
Freely branching form

Lagerstroemia indica With Love® Kiss (‘Milarosso’ PBR) dresses summer with generous deep-pink flower clusters held clearly above dark green foliage. Its compact, bushy silhouette feels full without becoming heavy or rigid. As warmth builds, flowering tips turn the small shrub into a vivid pink focal point, combining romantic character, crinkled texture and a clean contemporary outline.

Terminal thyrses form on current-season growth and appear in summer flushes while conditions remain warm. Their strongly crinkled petals retain a rich pink tone, while free branching keeps the outline attractive between flowering waves.

What makes it special

Deep-pink flowers, dense branching and restrained scale combine in a small crape myrtle with remarkable presence.

Lasting rich pink

Crinkled petals open saturated dark pink and change little as they mature.

Full bushy outline

Numerous upright lateral shoots create a balanced shrub rather than a sparse miniature tree.

Flowers at the tips

Terminal thyrses rise above dark foliage, keeping the colour visible from every side.

Why you will love it: it combines the drama of a lavish pink crape myrtle with the full form of a small, well-branched shrub.

In the garden & on the balconyPlacement & plant combinationsVivid summer focus · full sun · mature size about 60 × 40cm

Planting position

Sunny pink focal point

Place in full sun near an entrance, seating area or the front of a border, where the dark-pink flowering tips remain clearly visible. Allow about 50–60cm from neighbouring compact plants.

Colour & compatibility

Pink, silver, movement

Deep pink gains intensity beside purple spires, silver foliage and airy white flowers.

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ — dark purple spires that strengthen the warm pink.
Oenothera lindheimeri — airy white flowers moving around the compact canopy.
Santolina chamaecyparissus — silver foliage that gives the scheme a crisp base.

Care at a glance

Light

Full sun in a warm, sheltered position for the richest deep-pink flower display.

Watering

Maintain even moisture during establishment and summer heat, allowing surplus water to drain completely.

Climate & hardiness

Deciduous; established plants have been recorded as tolerating temperatures down to −15°C, while roots in pots benefit from protection during severe frost.

Safety

The species is not considered toxic to dogs or cats, but it is not intended for consumption.

Detailed careComplete care guideEight practical points: Position, Watering, Soil, Feeding, Seasonal behaviour, Pruning & clearing, Safety, Reading the plant.

Position

Full sun in a warm, sheltered position for the richest deep-pink flower display.

Watering

Maintain even moisture during establishment and summer heat, allowing surplus water to drain completely.

Soil

Fertile, organic, deep and very well-drained soil or growing mix, without prolonged wetness around the roots.

Feeding

Apply a light balanced feed in early spring; excessive nitrogen produces foliage at the expense of flowering tips.

Seasonal behaviour

Deciduous; established plants have been recorded as tolerating temperatures down to −15°C, while roots in pots benefit from protection during severe frost.

Pruning & clearing

Remove dead, weak or crossing wood in late winter and shape lightly before current-season growth begins.

Safety

The species is not considered toxic to dogs or cats, but it is not intended for consumption.

Reading the plant

Sparse flowering often points to insufficient sun or summer warmth, while excessively soft green growth usually indicates surplus nitrogen.

Development over timeHow the deep-pink cloud developsThree stages from root establishment to a compact shrub crowned with deep-pink flowers.

Root establishment

During the first season it develops fine roots and secures its structural shoots.

Base thickening

New lateral branches fill the centre and increase future flowering tips.

Pink summer canopy

The mature summer plant carries terminal thyrses on its current-season shoots.

Mature habit & dimensions

established mature plant

Height about 60cmSpread about 40cmCompact upright shrub

Mature Lagerstroemia indica With Love® Kiss (‘Milarosso’ PBR) retains numerous upright stems beneath a rounded deep-pink flowering canopy. Its small scale and free branching give a full outline in a sunny foreground.

Form through time

two real states

Genuine form developmentNew growth and deep-pink flowers

Base thickeningNew lateral shoots fill the centre.

Deep-pink flowering canopyThyrses rise at the tips of current-season shoots.

The two drawings connect spring leaf emergence on the freely branching framework with the mature summer display.

What to expect after planting: After root establishment, lateral branching increases the tips that flower on current-season growth. Each warm season can make the deep-pink cloud denser without turning the plant into a large tree.

History & originCultivar originPiero Frangi · Vertemate con Minoprio, Italy · sown 1998 · selected 1999

The story of Lagerstroemia indica ‘Milarosso’, now marketed as With Love® Kiss, began in 1998 in Piero Frangi’s breeding programme at Vertemate con Minoprio, Italy. Seed from the open pollination of 33 unnamed proprietary selections was pooled and sown as breeding line 53.31. In 1999, one unique dark-pink-flowered seedling was selected; because pollination was open and the seed pooled, its exact parents remain unknown.

The selection combined an upright, well-branched habit with early, extended flowering, dark-pink flowers, good tolerance of powdery mildew and observed frost resistance. That same year, Frangi began propagating it by stem cuttings at Vertemate con Minoprio, and successive generations remained true to type.

The US plant-patent application was filed on 19 November 2014. Assignment of Frangi’s interest to Fondazione Minoprio was recorded on 9 December 2014, while ‘Milarosso’ joined the With Love® series under the selling name Kiss.

US Plant Patent PP26,843, naming Piero Frangi as inventor and Fondazione Minoprio as assignee, was granted on 21 June 2016. In the European market the cultivar is protected under number EU 47220.

Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScience nobody asked forBotanical details for anyone curious about what lies behind the plant’s appearance

Terminal thyrses on new growth

The inflorescences are branched thyrses formed at the tips of current-season lateral shoots.

Six crinkled petals

Each flower usually has six stalked, kidney-shaped petals with strongly undulate margins and measures about 4.8cm across.

Freely branching structure

Young stems are quadrangular with rounded wings, while ovate-to-elliptic leaves are arranged in opposite pairs.

Frequently asked questions

Six specific answers about position, watering, soil, mature size and the summer display.

01What position suits With Love® Kiss best?

Full sun in a warm, sheltered setting produces the densest growth and richest flower display.

02How should it be watered in summer?

Maintain even root moisture during establishment and hot weather, always allowing surplus water to drain fully.

03What soil does it need?

Fertile, organic and very well-drained soil or growing mix.

04How much room does it need at maturity?

About 60cm in height and 40cm in spread, with natural variation between sites.

05When does it flower?

During warm summer weather, with further flushes possible while warmth continues.

06When should it be pruned?

In late winter before the new shoots that carry the flower clusters begin.

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Lagerstroemia 'With Love Kiss'® 19cm

Lagerstroemia 'With Love Kiss'® 19cm

Lagerstroemia indica With Love® Kiss (‘Milarosso’ PBR)

What makes it special

Lasting rich pink

Full bushy outline

Flowers at the tips

Sunny pink focal point

Pink, silver, movement

Care at a glance

Light

Watering

Climate & hardiness

Safety

Position

Watering

Soil

Feeding

Seasonal behaviour

Pruning & clearing

Safety

Reading the plant

Root establishment

Base thickening

Pink summer canopy

Mature habit & dimensions

Form through time

Terminal thyrses on new growth

Six crinkled petals

Freely branching structure

Frequently asked questions

Lagerstroemia 'With Love Kiss'® 19cm — Care & Tips

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With specially designed boxes, we ensure that the plants will reach you intact, no matter what they encounter on the way!

All plants in 3L pots or larger are placed in individual boxes that secure the plant at the base of the pot, preventing it from tipping over.

The cardboard used for the boxes is specially made to provide resistance to potential impacts during transport.

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