Crape myrtles also grow as medium to large shrubs, and although they are deciduous these varieties work well for screening, ... Hopi (pink), Tonto (fuchsia) and Zuni (lavender).

Natchez, Muskogee, Basham’s Party Pink, Sioux and Tonto crape myrtles aren’t as susceptible to cercospora leaf spot as older varieties. The fungal disease appears in late May to early June and ...

Crape myrtle cultivars have differing sizes of mature height that include dwarf (less than 4 feet), semi- dwarf (less than 12 feet), intermediate (less than 20 feet), and tree (greater than 20 feet).

Crape myrtles are among the showiest blooming plants for full sun in the San Antonio area. ... With red blooms, Tonto is recognized as a superior performer in the intermediate size category.

Crape myrtle natural ... your best option is to move the tree to a different spot and replace it with a more compact selection such as ‘Tonto,’ ‘Sioux’ or ‘Catawba,’ which grow to 15 ...

The numerous crape myrtle cultivars can range in size from under four feet to over 20 feet tall. When selecting a crape myrtle cultivar for the landscape, in addition to color choice, it is also ...

OZARK—The bright yellow ribbons dangling in the U.S. Highway 231 medians in Ozark may soon be the home of hundreds of crape myrtle trees.