The crape myrtle became popular in spite ... “fantastic diversity from pinks to purples to red.” “Lagerstroemia fauriei tend to be trees,’ Pooler said. ‘They’re big plants.

Examples are: 'Dynamite' and 'Red Rocket,' both with red flowers ... for Home Gardeners and Landscapes," describes the Crape Myrtle tree as slow to moderate growing with a rounded shape up to ...

Gardening author and podcast host Kathy Jentz praises the beauty of the blooms. "The flowers are borne on long branches in ...

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

Now, gardeners can choose shades of red, dark pink ... tolerant version of the popular 'Natchez' crape myrtle. If trained into a single-stemmed tree form, the weeping nature of 'Acoma' shows ...

Their 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 ...

Crape myrtle, known as the lilac of the ... pendulous growth habit. For larger trees reaching 20 to 30 feet in height, the best red flower color is Red Rocket, which has an upright, rounded ...

The author blames the practice of "crape murder," or cutting back all branches annually, for the weak growth. Proper pruning, ...

Leaf colors can vary from green in summer to bronze, yellow, orange and red in autumn ... The single-trunk crape myrtle is a popular street tree that grows 15 to 25 feet tall and usually does ...

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 ...

Thanks to the Crepe Myrtle trees, everything around the neighborhood ... In the fall, the leaves turn a beautiful red color, and the constantly shedding bark means the whole tree is a perfect ...