Purple Crape Myrtle Tree

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 ...

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NOLA.com: Even the bark is beautiful on profusely blooming crape myrtle trees. Here's how to take care of them.

Although native to eastern Asia, crape myrtles are indispensable in the Southern landscape. Its vibrantly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, red and white from May to September virtually ...

Even the bark is beautiful on profusely blooming crape myrtle trees. Here's how to take care of them.

Napa Valley Register: Bill Pramuk, Trees and People: Crape myrtles: Too much of a good thing?

I wonder if there is a street here in Napa that has no crape myrtles. This summer flowering tree became a sort of no-brainer selection for curb strips and other locations where a drought- and ...

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Bill Pramuk, Trees and People: Crape myrtles: Too much of a good thing?

Northwest Florida Daily News: Betty Montgomery: Let’s not murder the crape myrtle trees

It is crape murder time again. The time when landscapers do not have enough to do so they murder crape myrtle trees. Why? That is a question I have asked myself for years. Why would someone cut a ...

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Also known as "Lilac of the South" due to its popularity in zones 7 to 9, crape myrtle is a deciduous shrub or small tree that explodes with white, deep rose, or magenta blossoms from July to ...

AUGUST CAN BE HARD on the garden. Which only serves to spotlight the beauty of crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.), a flowering tree that shows up with a dazzling display in the dog days of summer. Crape ...