Each summer in Redlands, we feel like we live in a beautiful bouquet of crape myrtle blossoms when the many crape myrtle trees in Redlands burst into eye-catching bloom. Bright clusters of red ...

The crape myrtle or Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous tree that puts on a colorful, eye-catching summer show. Brilliant clusters of red, purple, pink, lavender and white crinkly-edged flowers ...

Name: The popular Crape ... purple, red, or white. This small, deciduous, long-lived tree also features dramatic fall color and interesting bark. They are not authentic myrtles—the Myrtle ...

Just call on crape myrtle. Not a sexy name, but definitely a don't-miss-me kind of plant, with its panicles of red, pink purple or white that burst into bloom just when most trees and shrubs have ...

(Courtesy of LSU AgCenter) Q: I bought and planted a Natchez crape myrtle tree about two years ago. Last year, it bloomed very sparingly, and this year it has only one flower head, and not a large ...