Crepe myrtle plant named 'rosey carpet'

[0013] Parentage: Original seed from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Original seeds were selected from low growing and spreading plants. Four to five generations of plants exhibiting low growing, weeping and spreading characteristics were screened. The current variety was subsequently selected and asexually propagated by softwood and hardwood cuttings.

[0014] Growth: The plant is low to the ground and compact, with a width range of 36 to 48 inches. At maturity, the plant will grow to a height ranging from 4 to 12 inches. There is substantially no vertical growth subsequent to reaching full maturity.

[0015] Branches: Multiple branches are freely produced on the young plant. The branches grow horizontally rather than vertically. Branches are a red color when immature and are brown when mature.

[0016] Foliage: The leaf arrangement is primarily alternate, with an occasional opposite arrangement. The leaf is an ellipse or ovate shape with both an acute tip and base. The leaves will grow to a length of 2 t