For tree-form crape myrtles, choose medium or large varieties like Dynamite, Muskogee, or Natchez. In zone 6, try Red Rocket for its cold-hardiness properties. About the Expert ...

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

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

Oklahomans definitely have a love affair with our crape myrtles; in many areas, you can see them on practically every street. Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this ...

The crape myrtle makes an outstanding and showy specimen for yards and can provide a wonderful canopy for shading walkways. It grows at a moderate rate to 30 to 40 feet high with a 25-foot spread ...

Are North Texas crape myrtles having a bumper crop of blooms because of the weather? Possibly. A mild winter and early spring could have given these trees a little bit of a head start and boosted ...

Two new crape myrtles – Lagerstroemia indica – will be featured at this year’s Crepe Myrtle Festival July 15-16 at McDonald Garden Centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

Q. Is it possible for a crape myrtle's blossoms to change colors over time? I planted three `Natchez' crapes in 1997. They always bloomed white until last year. One starts blooming white in May ...

Crape myrtles are available in many shades of red, pink, lavender, purple and white. There are four main categories of size for crape myrtles from dwarf (3 to 5 feet), intermediate (5 to 10 feet ...

For a tall crape myrtle with red flowers, Parsons identified Red Rocket. Red Rocket has a high resistance to powdery mildew. If you are interested in a white-flowered crape myrtle that grows ...