Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern ... a hybrid from the U.S. National Arboretum, with bright red flowers, rounded plant form and good disease ...

On McCommas Boulevard between Abrams Road and Skillman Street, you can see an impressive stand of watermelon-red crape myrtles. I have long admired this block of trees and just assumed that the ...

Is Crape Myrtle a Bush or Tree? With such a wide array of sizes ... My favorite is a glossy red new growth compact variety named Summerlasting Strawberry.” For tree-form crape myrtles, choose ...

Answer: You were admiring crape myrtles ( Lagerstroemia indica), popular drought-tolerant street trees. In addition to ... lavender and red. In addition to the bright colors of the flowers ...

Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually define the summer season here. The relatively small size of crape myrtle trees and long ...

or trees, which can grow more than 20 feet. Crape myrtle blooms come in shades of pink, red, lilac and white. Be sure to grow them in a sunny location for maximum flower production. Like most ...

Each summer, Natchez bursts into vivid color as thousands of crepe myrtle trees bloom across downtown and nearby ...

Fortunately crape myrtles tolerate all forms of pruning. Horticulturists usually like to leave their shrubs and tree forms ... still have their attractive red bracts. It’s noted they should ...

The foliage is a dark green, changing to yellow, orange and red in the fall. Crape myrtles are hardy from ... The semi dwarf shrubs are 3 to 6 feet. Other varieties can be 6 to 12 feet.

Blooms are but one of crape myrtle’s charms. The trees are worth growing for their graceful form, and as summer fades, the glossy green foliage turns fiery shades of orange, gold and red in one ...