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 ...

A mild winter and early spring could have given these trees a little ... the term ‘Watermelon Red’ has become a catchall phrase for any number of old crape myrtle varieties with rose- to ...

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 ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small, summer-flowering tree for Louisiana landscapes. But many gardeners are not aware of the range in sizes available among the different varieties — from ...

Many of the newer varieties of crape myrtles are introduced as members of collections. Growers like to have proprietary varieties that no one else can offer.

However, today a different plant is increasingly appearing on the gardening scene: the Indian crape myrtle. Once thought to ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small, summer-flowering tree for Louisiana landscapes. But many gardeners are not aware of the range in sizes available among the different varieties — from ...

The crape myrtle is the most popular small, summer-flowering tree for Louisiana landscapes. But many gardeners are not aware of the range in sizes available among the different varieties — from ...

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 ... flowering varieties of crape myrtle for the ...

Large clusters of delicate, long-lasting blossoms fill yards with bursts of pink, red or purple all summer. For purple ...

Standard crape myrtles have the potential to be wonderful small trees, if they aren’t chopped to their knees annually. There are thousands of varieties ... Crape myrtle trees bloom on the ...