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Red and purple Crepe Myrtle

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Posted by LittleDog z7 OK (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 19, 05 at 19:06

I'm looking for the names of the darkest red and the darkest purple Crepe Myrtle. Not that bright watermelon pink that pretends to be red, and not a pale fussy lavender. Either standard or dwarf is fine. I've looked up several online that looked about right, but when I track them down in real life the colors were a disappointment. I know there is a striking crimson (One of the local banks as four of them, but no one knows what they're called) and I've seen a purple so dark it almost looked dusky black; I had to stop the car and walk to the fence to make sure it was a Crepe. (And no, the homeowner had no idea what it was called, as it was already there when he moved in)

If anyone has the names of any promising cultivars, I'd love to hear about them.

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RE: Red and purple Crepe Myrtle

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You could try here-

Here is a link that might be useful: Crape Myrtle database

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Wow, Perfect! Who knew there were so many varieties? Thank you Creatix.

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I believe the darkest purple is my favorite...'Catawba'. :)

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I looked at the Texas A&M Horticulture website. They pictured purple varieties called "Dwarf Royalty" grows to 8 ft and "Twilight" 15 to 20 ft. They also show "Red Rocket" which appears to be a dark true red, not pink and grows to 20+ ft. Hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/south/msg1019062920348.html

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Dynamite is pretty red.

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