Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

New, smaller crape myrtles fit better in most gardens while providing lots of flower power and sometimes colorful purple leaves too. Older, large types like Natchez, Muskogee, and Tuscarora grow ...

Crape myrtles come in a range of colors but are mostly white and numerous shades of pink, purple, lilac and slightly red. Many varieties have nice fall color. When it comes to variety selection ...

You need one with abundant flowers in hummer-favored hues with lots of pollen or nectar. Such a tree, at least for those living in USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9, is the 'Twilight' crepe myrtle.

Crape myrtle is one of the most popular landscape plants in the southeastern United States. Most of its popularity is from the crepe-like, crinkled flower petals in shades of red, pink, lavender ...

Dark pink/red: Tonto - light brown bark, fuchsia red flowers, rounded habit and good resistance to powdery mildew, maroon fall leaf color, 8-12 feet in 10 years.. Tuscarora - light brown bark and ...

Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...

Nothing says summer like the 100 days of blooms on crape myrtles that line streets and dot yards throughout Hampton Roads. The crape myrtle has a long and storied history in southeastern Virginia. … ...

All crape myrtles bloom on new growth, so an early spring pruning will not affect blooming potential. I highly doubt much pruning will even be needed, but if you need to tidy them up at all, do it ...