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.

I watched a gray catbird balance itself on the top of our crepe myrtle tree one day last week. It was clinging precariously to a flimsy stem (I can’t even call it a limb) as it stretched its … ...

His contribution was so outstanding that this column, besides constituting the deepest of bows to those wonderful plants, bears the suggestion that we rename the crape myrtle the Egolf tree, or ...

With such a wide array of sizes available, crape myrtle can be used as either a bush or a tree. “Varieties that can reach at least 15 to 20 feet are the best to tree form,” Tracy advises.

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 ...

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 ...

Just when you thought there could be no more new crape myrtles, along comes a real summer treat — Raspberry Sundae. The new red crape myrtle variety features flowers that are raspberry red wi… ...