Queen’s Crape Myrtle hails from India, China, New Guinea and Australia. It is a large tree which grows 30 to 60 feet tall by at least 20 to 40 feet wide in its native habitat though it tends to ...

Queen's crape myrtle's spring and summer flower clusters aren’t much larger than those borne by ... This tree — 15 to 30 feet tall — is especially attractive in late spring and ...

For years, crape myrtles have been planted in McKinney roadway medians. Summer is the ideal time to see them in bloom. Memorial Day Sale: Only 50¢ for 6 months. Skip to Main Content Skip to footer.

The queen’s crape myrtle — also called pride of India — puts common crape myrtle hybrids in the shade, literally. Ranging from 30 to 60 feet tall, this deciduous species (Lagerstroemia ...

Queen crape myrtle is able to withstand high winds better than most trees due to its hard wood. Several gorgeous Queen crape myrtles can be admired right now in the medians on most of our major roads.

PLANT OF THE MONTH* Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Crape myrtle is a longtime favorite with Southern gardeners. The big clusters of bloom remind us of lilacs in the North. The large trusses ...

I did a double take when I saw the giant crape myrtle or king crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia macrocarpa) in bloom. It’s spectacular, with huge flowers averaging 4 to 5 inches across. The blooms … ...

Big Pink has been cultivated by Meerow and his colleagues since 2005, when they came upon a street planting of queen's crape myrtle trees with pink, purple, light-lavender, and near-white flowers ...

Landscape designer Dustin Mizell of Environment Design Group assured the board at its meeting Sept. 27 that every effort would be made to protect the Queen Crape Myrtle, although he said nothing ...

In the 1930s, more than 40,000 crape myrtles were planted in Norfolk to turn the city into the Crape Myrtle Capital of the World. “They are such important trees to our city. People move here ...

Queen's crape myrtle's spring and summer flower clusters aren’t much larger than those borne by some of the hardier hybrids. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...