(Dwarf Crapemyrtle)

The Petite Series is a collection of dwarf crapemyrtles, all maturing at about chest height. This one, Petite Plum or 'Monum,' produces abundant violet-pink flowers in showy clusters on branch tips. It is a heat-loving deciduous shrub that flowers in mid to late summer, often lingering into autumn. Fall foliage on 'Monum' is orange-red.

Like most crapemyrtles, ‘Monum’ tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils and grows best in hot, sunny locations. Powdery mildew (a leaf disease) may be a...

(Crapemyrtle, Muskogee Crapemyrtle)

Muskogee crapemyrtle is a heat-loving, multi-stemmed large shrub or small tree with hybrid origins. Its leaves are dark to medium green and turn shades of red in the fall. In summer it bears large, loose clusters of crinkled, lilac-pink flowers at its branch tips. Mature plants have a fountain-shaped habit and attractive exfoliating bark.

Crapemyrtle is tolerant of a wide range of well drained soils and grows best in hot sunny locations. Monitor for aphid infestations, but in general this cultivar...

(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...

(Compact Crapemyrtle)

This semi-dwarf crapemyrtle is a fairly open-branching, deciduous shrub that is renowned for lavender flowers that fade to white. From very early summer onward, 'Ozark Spring' produces pink buds and then lavender flowers in clusters on branch tips that can be red. It is a heat-loving plant that has green leaves with yellow-green undersides in the growing season, turning yellow and dropping relatively early in fall.

Like other crapemyrtles, 'Ozark Spring,' tolerates a wide range of well-drained...

(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...