One such option is the Zuni crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Zuni'). It could be an ideal fit if you're looking for trees that bloom with gorgeous purple flowers.

A high-density genetic linkage map for L. indica was created using an F1 population of L. fauriei and L. indica ‘Pocomoke’. This map contained 5,660 SNP markers divided into 24 linkage groups.

She is growing a white-flowering cultivar called ‘Natchez’ (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘ Natchez’), which blooms for 2-3 months all through summer – from December through to March ...