Lagerstroemia indica

Crape Myrtle–At Last

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After about three years of indecision and inattention, I have finally acquired a crape myrtle, known to its botanist friends as Lagerstroemia indica. The acquisition involved aging by yet another year and alerting my daughter to the fact that a crape myrtle might make a wonderful birthday present. Now, I am the proud owner of … Read more

Draped in Crape Myrtle

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Growing up in the wilds of western New York State, crape myrtles were as foreign to me as winters without snow.  I had a vague notion that they were nearly as important in the South, as camellias, but even northeastern greenhouses that were chock full of winter-flowering camellias were devoid of crape myrtle. I was … Read more