(Dwarf Crapemyrtle)

Dwarf crapemyrtle selection 'New Orleans' (also 'Passion') is a very low-growing weeping shrub with green leaves and summer-occurring purple blossoms. Flowering can being as early as late spring and continue up until frost. In fall, its foliage changes into an array of yellow, orange and red hues.

Dixie dwarf crapemrytles are heat and drought tolerant shrubs that can be planted in practically any well-drained soil that is not too alkaline. Adequate moisture, especially as plants begin to flower,...

(Crapemyrtle, Okmulgee Crapemyrtle)

This crapemyrtle, 'Okmulgee,'is a heat-loving, small deciduous shrub with great cold hardiness. In midsummer it bears numerous clusters of deep red flowers on its branch tips. Compared to other crapemyrtles, it is much slower growing.

Like other crapemyrtles, 'Okmulgee' tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils and grows best in hot, sunny locations. Aphids and sooty mold may be a problem for 'Okmulgee'. Good air circulation helps, so give the plant room.

It is a great shrub that works...

(Dwarf Crapemyrtle)

This dwarf crapemyrtle grows into a compact, deciduous shrub that is admired for exceptionally rich-colored flowers. From midsummer onward, 'Peppermint Lace' produces deep rosy-pink to red-pink blossoms with white edges that are also crinkled. The flowers occur densely in large clusters on the tips of dark red branches. It is a heat-loving plant that has pleasing green leaves in the growing season, turning a blend of orange and red in autumn.

Crapemyrtle is tolerant of a wide range of well drained...

(Crapemyrtle)

This dwarf crapemyrtle grows into a compact, deciduous shrub that is admired for exceptionally rich-colored flowers. From midsummer onward, 'Peppermint Lace' produces deep rosy-pink to red-pink blossoms with white edges that are also crinkled. The flowers occur densely in large clusters on the tips of dark red branches. It is a heat-loving plant that has pleasing green leaves in the growing season, turning a blend of orange and red in autumn.

Like other crapemyrtles, 'Pink Lace' tolerates a wide...

(Compact Crapemyrtle, Pink Ruffles Crapemyrtle)

This dwarf crapemyrtle grows into a compact, deciduous shrub prized for its abundance of rich, clear-pink flowers. From midsummer onward, 'Pink Ruffles' produces blossoms in clusters on branch tips. It is a heat-loving plant that has dark green leaves in the growing season, turning orange-red in autumn.

Crapemyrtle is tolerant of a wide range of well drained soils and grows best in hot sunny locations. Foliar powdery mildew may be a problem and can be diminished with good air flow around shrubs,...

(Crapemyrtle, Potomac Crapemyrtle)

Potomac crapemyrtle is a heat-loving, multi-stemmed large deciduous shrub descended from a native of eastern Asia. By midsummer it bears clusters of crinkled, pure pink flowers at its branch tips. Although this selection is naturally upright in its habit, lower branches can be removed to ensure it takes on a small tree form. Autumn brings out orange tones in its leaves.

Like most crapemyrtle, 'Potomac' tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils and grows best in hot, sunny locations. In general...

(Crapemyrtle, Powhatan Crapemyrtle)

This hybrid crapemyrtle, 'Powhatan,' is a heat-loving, multi-stemmed, broad-crowned, large shrub. By midsummer it bears clusters of crinkled, pinkish purple flowers at its branch tips amid lush mid-green leaves. Removing spent clusters encourage more flowering. In autumn, the leaves turn shades of yellow and orange, and in winter the attractive light gray and brown bark becomes the main feature.

Like all crapemyrtles, 'Powhatan' tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils and grows and flowers...

(Dwarf Crapemyrtle)

This semi-dwarf crapemyrtle is a compact, deciduous shrub admired for its ruffled pink flowers with thin white edges. It has superb drought tolerance and resistance to the leaf disease, powdery mildew. From mid-summer onward, 'Prairie Lace' blooms with large clusters of flowers on branch tips. It is a heat-loving plant with leaves that are reddish when they emerge, green in the growing season and orange-red or red in autumn.

Like most crapemyrtles 'Prairie Lace' is tolerant of a wide range of...

(Crapemyrtle, Queen's Lace Crapemyrtle)

This large crapemyrtle, 'Queen's Lace,' is a heat-loving, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree descended from a native or extreme eastern Asia. Its leaves emerge reddish, change to dark or medium-green and turn shades of orange in the fall. In summer it bears clusters of crinkled, watermelon red-pink flowers that often have edges of white. Flowers occur at the branch tips. Mature plants have a dense, upright habit and attractive exfoliating bark.

Like most crapemyrtles, 'Queen's Lace' tolerates...

(Crapemyrtle, Red Snowflake)

This crapemyrtle, 'Red Snowflake,' is a heat-loving, typically multi-trunked small deciduous tree. Its leaves are dark to medium green and turn shades of red in the fall. In summer it bears large, loose clusters of crinkled, garnet-red flowers with white edges on its branch tips. The flowers then fade to pink.

Like most crapemyrtles, 'Red Snowflake' tolerates a wide range of well drained soils and grows best in hot sunny locations. Monitor for aphid infestations because they can lead to blotches...