Lagerstroemia Species, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

by dave Oct 31, 2000 12:00 PM

Blooming 8/14/04 in Montgomery County, PA

The Crepe Myrtle has very attractive bark.

Crepe Myrtle from afar.

I'm not sure of the name, it's pink though :)

The pink and white together make a nice combination; someone put 10 alternating, around the edge of the yard, before I bought the house

This picture shows the foliage of crepe myrtle during the autumn season.

Natchez beginning to bloom.

Here is a crepe myrtle baby who was propagated by hardwood cutting.

The Seed Pods on the Crepe Myrtle.

Seedpods, full of seeds.

The actual seeds.

Fall foliage and pretty seed pods make crape myrtle a wonderful addition to the Autumn garden

fall foliage

This is the same tree as in my fall color picture. I don't know what the variety name is.

Crape Myrtle Seedling - 90 days

LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA. Genus: Lythraceae. Common name: Crape Myrtle. Crepe Myrtle. Style: Driftwood [SHARIMIKI]. Size: KATADE-MOCHI. Height, 31cm [12 ��]. Container: Deep, rectangular, speckled-brown, unglazed, Japanese �Stylized-cloud� pot. Width, 27cm [10 ��], depth, 22.5cm [8 ��], height, 12.5cm [5�].

2nd view

A photo I took at the Dallas Arboretum

When in bloom, nothing else can compete.

A Specimine plant in or out of bloom

Even if the flower colors are flat, the bark is spectacular and inhabitants are special!

Crepe Mryrtle seed pod and seeds

40 year old crepe, dug and moved twice with no damage, growing in pure alkaline sands, no pests, no problems

a crepe myrtle that was growing on the woods in a sort of swampy flood plain like location in Bluffton, S.C. in very thick shade i just happened to run across it today

My Crepe Myrtle looked dead so I trimmed it back and got 2 color flowers - Really pretty

Flowering brench of Lagerstroemia indica

My Dwarf Crepe Myrtle that's not so Dwarf anymore.

Crape Myrtle near Tampa, FL

My trees around the pool, fllood lights light them at night giving a beautiful view.

blooming early August

Late day sun in mid-October, 2008

Really shines on an overcast day

View from underneath and within - mid-October, 2008

A crepe myrtle in all its glory. Never got powdery mildew or aphids. Krapets, Bulgaria, Zone 7b.

This is a crepe growing in the downtown area of Kavarna, Bulgaria. Zone 7b

A white crepe myrtle growing at the University Botanic Gardens of Balchik, Bulgaria. Zone 7b. Mean annual precipitation < 500 mm. Soil is pure limestone

Flowerbuds on purple flowered Crepe Myrtle in June (North Carolina)

Closeup of Crepe Myrtle in my neighborhood (Houston, TX)

Red/Brown bark on one of my Crape Myrtle's

This Crepe Myrtle is planted right in front of the back door to the house and sheds flowers, sap and leaves all over the concrete patio

late summer, Los Angeles county

Flower head (plume) of pink crepe myrtle

Flowering crepe myrle in North Carolina

Large crepe myrtle growing against wall

Base branching stems of mature crepe myrtle tree

White Flowers

Full shot of tree/shrub

Peeling Bark

Seed pods

Crepe myrtle seedling with its first bloom. Pictured is the entire plant.

A Crepe Myrtle tree in mid February in Paeroa, New Zealand

All abloom!

Crepe Myrtle leaves

Crepe Myrtle flowers, buds and leaves

Crepe Myrtle flower detail

Budding Myrtle

At Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park in Arizona.

July 2015--Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

Street tree downtown New Orleans

Christmastown At Busch Gardens. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

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