Name: The popular Crape Myrtle tree, with its brilliant summer ... and darkly hued foliage. Examples are: 'Dynamite' and 'Red Rocket,' both with red flowers and reaching 20 feet tall.

Finally, in 1996, he released ‘Dynamite,’ the first crape myrtle on the market with true-red flowers. These are not pinkish red or purplish red, but fire-engine red. Three years later, ...

Crape Myrtle is a woody shrub or small specimen ... but dwarf forms are available. “Dynamite” is a red variety that is fairly hardy in the Ohio valley and “Enduring Summer” is a new ...

But I've never known a `Natchez' or any crape myrtle to change bloom color. I asked around for an explanation. While one source noted that `Dynamite,' a red crape, may show some white in its ...

The medium-sized crape myrtles with red flowers that were recognized were Country Redland Dynamite. For a tall crape myrtle with red flowers, Parsons identified Red Rocket. Red Rocket has a high ...

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 ...

Q: I have a 'Red Rocket' crape myrtle that's a little over a year old. It takes the brunt of the winds from the north. Should I enclose it in burlap to provide some protection since it is still ...

What it is: Dynamite is one of the cold-toughest of that common Southern landscape tree, the crape myrtle, one rated to ... It produces clusters of salmony-red flowers from July to September.

The leaves of my "watermelon red" crape myrtle are crinkly and covered with a white coating. The problem is caused by a powdery mildew, a weather-related fungus. It shows up on susceptible ...