Delicious Summer Color - Much about Myrtle

[Jace]

The Crape Myrtle (Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica...Family: Lythraceae)
is among the longest blooming trees in existence
with flowering periods lasting from summer through fall (60-120 days).
Drapes come in heights as short as 18 in. and as tall as 40 ft.

Flowers are borne in summer in big, showy clusters in white and many shades
of pink, purple, lavender and red.

Large varieties are very fast growing.
They like moist soil, but always plant in well-drained soil in good sunlight.

Do you have a Crape? In your yard?

We were given one as a "house-warming" gift at our 1st .

 

[dobielvr]

Yes, I have little shrubs.
They are starting to bloom now.

 

[Jace]

It's that time of year...again.

post picture

 

[Babs2u]

In 1996 while awaiting the Olympics and wanting to dazzle, Atlanta planted Crepe Myrtles everywhere. Each year since we benefit from the color all around us.

 

[hearlady]

The Crape Myrtle (Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica...Family: Lythraceae)
is among the longest blooming trees in existence
with flowering periods lasting from summer through fall (60-120 days).
Drapes come in heights as short as 18 in. and as tall as 40 ft.

Flowers are borne in summer in big, showy clusters in white and many shades
of pink, purple, lavender and red.

Large varieties are very fast growing.
They like moist soil, but always plant in well-drained soil in good sunlight.

Do you have a Crape? In your yard?

We were given one as a "house-warming" gift at our 1st .

Yes. A pink one. And the very tall variety.

 

[RadishRose]

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Crepe Myrtle

 

[Kaila]

Thank you for reviving the thread,
@Jace

And thanks very much for the pictures!
@RadishRose
And
@PeppermintPatty

They're beautiful looking.
I don't know if I've seen any or not.

Do they grow near either of you, RR, or Patty?

If so, they would grow in my area too.
And probably do.

 

[MountainRa]

I have a love -hate relationship with Crepe Myrtle. They’re beautiful when blooming but are always sending up shoots from the roots and at the base of the tree. I have to constantly trim them. Then after blooming you get the litter every where from the seed pods.
Still it wouldn’t be summer in the South without them

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Thank you for reviving the thread,
@Jace

And thanks very much for the pictures!
@RadishRose
And
@PeppermintPatty

They're beautiful looking.
I don't know if I've seen any or not.

Do they grow near either of you, RR, or Patty?

If so, they would grow in my area too.
And probably do.

There are quite a few that grow near us.
They grow in hardiness growing zones 6 to 10. We live in a hardiness zone of 6. Any colder winters than 6 and they could die. Anything above zone 10 is much too hot for them

 

[Kaila]

There are quite a few that grow near us.
They grow in hardiness growing zones 6 to 10. We live in a hardiness zone of 6. Any colder winters than 6 and they could die. Anything about zone 10 is much too hot for them

Okay and thank you, PeppermintPatty!

They do grow in zone 6. That is very interesting.
And 10 is possibly too hot for them. Ok.

And @MountainRa above said...
It wouldn't be summer in the South without them.

That tells me all of it.

 

[Babs2u]

They have lost favor with some of the landscapers because they do not have a strong central trunk and sometimes split in a storm. I love them and think they are worth it.

 

[Jace]

TH Y all