Speaking as a “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990s was crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in ...

New, smaller crape myrtles fit better in most gardens while providing lots of flower power and sometimes colorful purple leaves too. Older, large types like Natchez, Muskogee, and Tuscarora grow ...

Note that there's also the trademarked Crepe Myrtle 'Twilight Magic' (cultivar name Lagerstroemia 'PIILAG-VIII' PP27194), which has hot pink flowers and purple leaves. There are small, ...

Crape myrtles grow to 20-30 feet at maturity – a perfect patio size and certainly a show-stopper when late summer flowers are within eye level. Ideally, you won’t prune crape myrtles at all.

The crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal failure because it didn't flower. But when it was brought to the south, the plant flourished.

The beautiful fall colors on the crape myrtle are due to chemistry, not magic. Actually, the leaves do not change colors; they simply reveal colors that have been there all summer.

Name: The popular Crape Myrtle tree, with its brilliant summer flower display, is a tree that can cheer anyone who is heat weary. Crinkle-petaled blossoms cluster at branch tips and bloom for many ...

The late summer pick-me-up that gardeners crave is at hand. 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 ...

Its foliage is the darkest green of any crape myrtle and turns to a handsome purple color in fall. The bark is tan in color and the twigs have a reddish color. It gets 12'-15' tall and 8'-10' wide.

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia) are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Their vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to ...

Bellini crape myrtles: ... Purple Magic and Plum Magic. These are all hardy to Zone 7 and grow just a little larger in the 8-feet-tall-by-8-feet-wide range, ...