There are no species of plants in the crape myrtle genus native to North America, but introduced Lagerstroemia have been planted in incredibly large numbers in the southeastern United States. People ...

The genus name (Lagerstroemia) derives from Magnus von Lagerstrom. He was a director of the Swedish East India Company, and he sent specimens of crape myrtle to Carl Linnaeus, who introduced this ...

The crape myrtles have been beautiful in this area during the last month. Crape myrtles provide color and texture to the landscape during summer, fall and winter. They are one ...