Crape Myrtle is on the list of approved street trees of many local cities, partially due to the fact its roots don't damage sidewalks or structures. Use as a focal point in the front yard, entry ...

Crape myrtles are a versatile group of plants that can provide summer blooms in your landscape. Select the right size and flower color to fit your specific needs. But there are concerns that are ...

Its foliage is the darkest green of any crape myrtle and turns to a handsome purple color in fall. The bark is tan in color and the twigs have a reddish color. It gets 12'-15' tall and 8'-10' wide.

Red: True red crape myrtles have been elusive, but no longer. 'Cheyenne' has siren-red blooms for up to three months of the summer, followed by yellow-orange fall foliage.

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

The crape myrtle grows at a moderate rate to 30 to 40 feet high with a 25-foot spread and lives from 50 to 150 years. Handsome peeling bark highlights its multi-trunk or single-trunk tree.

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 ...

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, pur… ...

Most Crape Myrtle varieties are hardy in Zone 7 or warmer, but southern Ohio is in Zone 6a. At our nursery we carry only Zone 6 or Zone 5 Crape Myrtle cultivars.

The late summer pick-me-up that gardeners crave is at hand. 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 ...

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 ...