This pink-lavender crapemyrtle has shiny deep green leaves which turn to red-bronze in the autumn. It is a compact mounded habit with slow growth. A real genetic dwarf by U.S. National Arboretum in 1997. The quentisential tree for the Southern […]

Centennial Spirit can be considered either an upright shrub or small tree. June to October flowers are dark red and held by strong stems so they do not flop. Fall color is red orange. Leaves of this plant are smaller […]

Catawba has a rounded habit and grow around 10 feet tall and wide. Dark purple flowers are compact and tight and bloom from mid July to September. In general, the crepe myrtle is the quentisential tree for the Southern garden. […]

This vivid pink crapemrytle bears 50 to 200 flowers per inflorescence from mid-July to September. It is low-spreading, with many stems; when young leaves are flushed red, semi-shiny dark green, and vivid orange-red in fall; young branches start out gray-brown […]

Byer’s Standard Red has an upright form and grows to a height of 25 feet tall. Flowers are rosey red and start around the middle of July. Nice orange fall color. Mildew resistance is okay. In general, the crepe myrtle […]

This gentle lavender-pink crapemyrtle is a fast growing, larger form. It can grow over 20 feet and is slightly resistant to mildew and aphids. The quentisential tree for the Southern garden. Form may range from upright and vase-shaped to low, […]

Acoma has a low spreading form with almost pendulous branches. Mature height is 10 feet tall and 11 feet wide. June to September flowers are white. Fall color is purplish-red. This crepe myrtle is mildew resistant. In general, the crepe […]

This crapemyrtle is multi-stemmed, has great mildew resistance, and wonderful rusty brown bark. Form may range from upright and vase-shaped to low, horizontal, and shrub-like. Mid to late summer produces white flowers with panticles of 2 to 4 inches long. […]

Long necked, with the “handle” reaching 2 feet long. From the Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico. Considered the earliest known domesticated plant. Dried gourds are used for ladles, rattles, drinking canteens and musical instruments. They can be carved, wood burned, […]

Still used for storage by the Native Peoples of Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico. Pear shaped gourds are a convenient 1 quart size, and are strung with hemp or agave fiber for a shoulder strap. Considered the earliest known domesticated […]