However, if you aren't ready to fully commit to planting a tree ... The crepe myrtle gets its name from its delicate, paper-like flowers that bloom in vibrant shades of pink, red, and purple.

The most common is Indian crape myrtle ... glossy red new growth compact variety named Summerlasting Strawberry.” For tree-form crape myrtles, choose medium or large varieties like Dynamite ...

I watched a gray catbird balance itself on the top of our crepe myrtle ... red feathers have replaced all the brown ones. There was a rustle in the leaves a little lower in the tree; another ...

In the hottest weeks of summer, the man to whom we owe thanks for the white, pink, lavender and red bouquets now ... that we rename the crape myrtle the Egolf tree, or Egolfus donaldii, so as ...

Bright clusters of red ... like crepe paper seem to fill the trees to overflowing. And the show goes on and on. The crape myrtle has one of the longest flowering periods of any tree – from ...

You can enjoy a close look at Raspberry Sundae and other great crape myrtles during the 19th annual Crepe Myrtle Festival ... Hopi and purple Powhatan and red Dynamite. You will especially like ...

There are few summer sights more iconic than a crepe myrtle in ... violet, and red, crepe myrtles are a favorite of gardeners looking for a low maintenance flowering tree. They grow easily ...

The crape myrtle ... tree that puts on a colorful, eye-catching summer show. Brilliant clusters of red, purple, pink, lavender and white crinkly-edged flowers that look like crepe paper seem ...