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Tree
Crape Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Long summer bloom and attractive bark. Choose a variety sized for the space instead of topping it back each year.
Recommended uses
- Accent tree
- Street tree
- Summer color
- Plant type
- Ornamental tree
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Deciduous
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red, Purple, White
- Mature height
- 3–30 ft (by variety)
- Mature width
- 3–20 ft (by variety)
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High