Growing Crape Myrtle in Houston, Texas

If you are looking for colorful, long lasting flowers in your Houston, Texas garden, try planting a few of these beautiful shrubs and trees. Crape Myrtle flower in purple, red, pink, white and a variety of other colors, and their lovely flowers begin to bloom in spring and seem to last forever. You can choose from different heights, from the smaller shrub varieties to towering trees that reach heights of forty feet or more. Overall, Crape Myrtle are hard to kill, surviving the Houston, Texas weather without any problems. Many types of Crape Myrtle have beautiful fall foliage, too. If you are interested in growing Crape Myrtle in your Houston, Texas yard or garden, try some of the varieties below.

Raspberry Sundae. This Crape Myrtle blooms with lovely rose and watermelon-colored flowers edged in white. It will bloom from June through the end of September. Plant these shrubs in full sun to partial shade in your Houston, Texas garden, and expect heights of up to fifteen feet. This variety of Crape Myrtle also does very well in a container.

Japanese. This tree is a perfect choice for ornamental use in your Houston, Texas garden. It has beautiful fall foliage, and will bloom all summer and fall with gorgeous white flowers. This variety of Crape Myrtle is disease resistant, and if planted in full to partial sun can grow to be as tall as 30 feet! Plant them any time from the fall through the spring in your Houston, Texas garden, preferably in soil with good drainage.

Acoma. Plant this pretty shrub in your Houston, Texas garden in full sun. It will give you white flowers from May through September, followed by lovely purplish-red fall foliage. Disease resistant and drought tolerant, this hardy variety of Crape Myrtle is a great choice for small landscapes or container gardens. It grows to be about ten feet tall. These Crape Myrtle will also bring birds to your Houston, Texas garden.

Catawba. If you love violet flowers and reddish-orange fall foliage, consider planting this Crape Myrtle in your Houston, Texas garden. This pretty tree will grow to be about 20 feet tall, and does best when planted in full sun. It can tolerate cold down to single digits (unlikely in Houston, Texas) and is also disease resistant and drought tolerant. This Crape Myrtle is a good choice for an accent plant or small landscapes. It will bring birds to your Houston, Texas garden.

Basham’s Party Pink. This tall tree can grow to be as high as forty feet in your Houston, Texas garden. Plant it in full sun and enjoy its pink and lavender flowers from late spring through the fall. In addition to gorgeous flowers, this Crape Myrtle has lovely orange-red fall foliage and even pretty bark! It is disease resistant, drought tolerant, and can take the cold down to single digits. This Crape Myrtle will also bring birds to your Houston, Texas garden.

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