General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 15 - 20 feet
Plant Spread: 10 - 15 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects: nectar & pollen gathering insects
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Days to germinate: 2 to 3 weeks. Can be planted in potting medium.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Dynamite®
Cultivar name: 'Whit II'
Common names
  • Crepe Myrtle
  • Crape Myrtle

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-06-18

Date: 2014-08-15
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Zone 9 Louisiana my yard
Date: 2018-07-02
Occasionally makes white petals mixed in with deep red ones
Uploaded by jon
  • Uploaded by jon
Uploaded by jon
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2014-07-22
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2014-07-22
Honeybee present on the bottom-right
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-09-20
Very young specimen.
Uploaded by dave
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2013-08-13
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2009-07-28
Uploaded by dave
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