Crepe myrtle near Dunkin

[elleng]

[WhiteTara]

1. nice color

I should have taken pictures of mine. It really bloomed profusely this year.

[elleng]

2. Good!

There's another nearby, close to my house on road toward Dunkin and grocery store. Hope to catch it soon, DEEP red.

[WhiteTara]

3. Deep red is my favorite

Mine are a lavender that were mis-marked as red. lol

[Ocelot II]

4. Beautiful! It's winter-hardy through USDA Zone 6a.

Unfortunately I live in Zone 4. *sigh*

[elleng]

5. Yes, hardy and very long lasting!!!!

here, southern md.

[Ocelot II]

6. It wouldn't make it through one of our winters, unfortunately.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. On a family trip many years ago when I was small

My mother was so taken with these that she insisted we stop at a nursery and buy one to take home. I think we were in NC somewhere. Well the nursery man wouldn’t sell us one when he asked where we lived. He asked if we lived north of Columbus, Ohio which we did, so he said it wouldn’t survive the winter and refused to sell us one. My mother was so heartbroken.

[Ocelot II]

9. The up-side of living in Zone 4 is that Bradford pears won't grow here either.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Uugghh they grow here.

You lucked out up there, Ocelot. I hate those things.

[Freddie]

7. Beautiful

I have one in my front yard, a more fuschia pink. Growing great this year with lots of blooms.