Crape Myrtle

Did you know

• The delicate, crinkled petals resemble crepe paper fabric, which is how the tree earned its common name.
• The smooth, multicolored bark peels in patches to reveal shades of grey, cinnamon, and cream, providing year-round ornamental value.
• Crape Myrtle can bloom for up to 120 days, one of the longest blooming periods of any flowering tree.
• It was named after Magnus von Lagerstroem, a Swedish merchant who supplied the botanist Linnaeus with plant specimens.
• In the American South, it is so ubiquitous that it is sometimes called the 'lilac of the South' for its similar flower clusters.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental street tree
• garden specimen
• screening and hedging
• patio tree