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Recommended Varieties of Crepe
Myrtles
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All Are
Powdery Mildew-Resistant
or Highly
Mildew-Tolerant
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'Acoma' - The parents of
this 1969 cross, selected in 1972,
were: L. indica 'Pink Ruffles' and
(un-named L. indica X L. fauriei seedling) - A
large, pure-white-flowered shrub with weeping
branch tips to 12-feet-high by 10- to
12-feet-wide. It bears a light, grey
bark and dull-red to dark, purple-red fall
foliage.
'Apalachee' - The parents
of this cross, selected in 1976, were:
L. indica (Azuka dwarf hybrid) and L.
fauriei - A large shrub or small tree to
14-feet-high with light, lavender blooms.
The smooth, mottled bark is a cinnamon to
chestnut-brown and its fall foliage ranges
from dull orange to russet to dark-red.
'Arapaho' - The parents
of this three-way cross, hybridized in 1989,
were: L. indica, L. limii and L.
fauriei - A large shrub or small tree to
20-feet-high with near true-red blooms. The
smooth bark is light tan and the glossy,
dark-green leaves are tinged with maroon.
'Basham's Party Pink' -
Parentage not recorded - An indica-fauriei
hybrid which was first noted in 1963 in a
golf course north of Houston, Texas - It
bears pale lavender-pink flowers and can
reach 30 high in mild winter areas. The
mature bark is light-grey, and its fall
foliage is yellow to orange-red. Plant only
in hardiness zone 9 or warmer since it can
be killed to the ground in a severe winter
in zone 8.
'Biloxi' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1977,
were: [L. indica (dwarf red) X L.
fauriei] and [L. indica 'Low Flame' X
L. fauriei] - An outstanding and very,
cold-hardy National Arboretum selection with
pale, pink flowers. It typically forms a
multistemmed tree 25- to 45-feet-high. The
mottled bark is like the native Madrone
Tree, smooth and dark, reddish-brown. Its
fall foliage is dark orange to dark red.
This tree can grow seven feet in one year.
'Caddo' - Selected from
an open-pollinated 1971 seedling from a 1965
cross of: L. X 'Basham's Party Pink'
and L. indica 'Cherokee' - A 6- to 8-foot,
semi-dwarf shrub, with wide-spreading,
horizontal branching and very, dark, pink
flowers. Its bark is light, cinnamon-brown,
and it produces bright, orange-red fall
foliage.
'Catawba' - The parents
of this 1960 cross, selected in 1966,
were: L. indica 'Dwarf Purple' and L.
indica 'Light Lavender' - A
highly-mildew-tolerant, 10- to 14-foot,
rounded shrub with dark, purple flowers.
This cold-hardy favorite has brilliant,
orange-red fall foliage.
'Centennial Spirit' - A
second generation, open-pollinated, 1982
seedling of chemically-induced (seeds soaked
for 1 hour in a 4% solution of ethylmethane
sulfonate), mutant L. indica crepe myrtles -
It bears the darkest of wine-red blooms and
can eventually reach 6-feet-high. This
powdery-mildew-resistant, very cold-hardy,
dwarf shrub produces red-orange fall
foliage.
'Cheyenne' - The parents
of this three-way cross, hybridized in 1990,
were: L. indica, L. limii and L. fauriei - A
large shrub to 10-feet-high and wide bright
red flowers. The smooth bark is a light
reddish-tan and the glossy, dark-green
leaves are tinged with maroon.
'Chickasaw' - Hybridized,
"and selected from a complex pedigree
involving five original plants and their
progeny intercrossed for five
generations. Approximately one-third
of its genotype was contributed by L.
fauriei." - The first, true miniature,
highly-mildew-tolerant hybrid crepe myrtle.
A container-grown plant has reached
20-inches-high and 26-inches-wide after 7
years. Its dark, red buds open to
pinkish-lavender blooms. The leaves are
tiny, glossy and dark green and produce
bronze-red fall color.
'Choctaw' - The parents
of this cross, selected in 1970, were:
( L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L. fauriei) and L.
indica 'Potomac' - A very, cold-hardy,
30-foot-tall, multistemmed tree with clear,
bright-pink flowers, light cinnamon-brown to
darker-colored bark and bronze to maroon
fall foliage.
'Comanche' - The parents
of this 1969 cross, selected in 1973,
were: L. indica (dark red) and
(un-named L. indica X L. fauriei seedling) -
A large shrub to 12 feet with a spreading
habit and a light, sandalwood-colored bark.
It produces dark, coral-pink flowers over a
long season and has spectacular dark,
orange-red to dark, purple-red fall foliage.
'Denali'
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parents of this 1964 cross, a
co-seedling of 'Natchez,' were: L.
indica 'Pink Lace' and L. fauriei - A
white-flowered, 25- to 40-foot tree. The
mature exfoliating bark is a
cinnamon-brown. Fall color is orange to
yellow. Plants
in nominal 5-gallon pots survived the
2021 Valentine's week Texas freeze with
no protection. This clone was obtained
from the Lowrey Nursery in Conroe,
Texas. Lynn Lowrey recommended it
highly, saying it was a co-seedling of
L. X 'Natchez' from
the test plots at the Woodlands
golf course.
Optimally fertilized young plants in
large containers, or in the ground, an
produce enormous flowering clusters up
to 16" high and 24" wide.
'Fantasy'
- A selection by Dr. J. C. Raulston of
L. fauriei derived from seed collected by
Dr. John Creech in 1956 at Kurio, Yakushima,
Japan by the USDA New Crops Research Branch
- A 50-foot, multistemmed tree with
extraordinary, peeling, orange-red bark. It
bears white flowers, has red-orange fall
foliage and is very, cold-hardy.
'Hopi'- The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1975,
were: L. indica 'Alba Nana' and (L.
indica 'Pink Lace' X L. fauriei) - This
popular, clear-pink-flowered shrub grows to
12-feet-high by 10-feet-wide. Its bark is
grey-brown and fall foliage color is a
bright, orange-red to dark-red. It is the
most cold-hardy of the semi-dwarf National
Arboretum hybrids.
'Kiowa' - A
selection of L. fauriei from seed collected
by Dr. John Creech in 1956 at Kurio,
Yakushima, Japan by the USDA New Crops
Research Branch - A 30-foot, multistemmed
tree with outstanding, peeling, orange-red
to dark-brown bark. It produces white
flowers and has red-orange fall foliage.
'Lipan' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1975,
were: (L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L.
fauriei) and [(L. indica (red) X L. indica
'Carolina Beauty') X L. X 'Basham's Party
Pink] - A 14- to 16-foot-tall, large shrub
with near-white to beige mature bark which
bears medium-lavender flowers. Its fall
foliage ranges from light-orange to russet
to red.
'Miami' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1976,
were: (L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L.
fauriei) and [L. indica 'Firebird' X
(un-named L. indica X L. fauriei seedling)]
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This
hybrid produces dark-pink to coral-red
flowers. It can reach 15 feet, or more, as a
multistemmed tree or 25 feet if trained to
one trunk. The exfoliating bark is dark,
chestnut-brown. Fall foliage color ranges
from orange to dark-russet. Very,
cold-hardy, if acclimated.
'Muskogee' - The parents
of this 1964 cross, selected in 1969,
were: L. indica 'Pink Lace' and L.
fauriei - This selection is from the
original generation of hybrids produced at
the National Arboretum. It has lavender
flowers and can reach 25- to 40-feet-high.
The attractive mottled bark is a
medium-brown. Its fall foliage ranges from
red to yellow.
'Natchez' - The parents
of this 1964 cross, selected in 1969,
were: L. indica 'Pink Lace' and L.
fauriei - A white-flowered, 25- to 40-foot
tree in mild-winter climates. The mature
bark is a beautiful, dark, cinnamon-brown.
Fall color is orange to red. Plant only in
hardiness zone 8 or warmer.
'Osage' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1976,
were: (L. indica (dwarf red) X L.
fauriei) and (L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L.
fauriei) - This large shrub with
semi-weeping new growth and flower clusters
can reach 12- to 16-feet-high. It produces
clear, pink blooms and a grey-brown to
mottled chestnut-brown bark. Fall foliage is
red to dark-red.
'Pecos' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1975, were: (L.
indica (dwarf red) X L. fauriei) and (L.
indica (dark red) X L. fauriei) - A large,
multistemmed shrub to 10-feet-high with
dark-brown mature bark. It produces clear,
medium-pink flowers over a long season. The
fall foliage is a spectacular maroon to
dark, purple-red.
'Pocomoke' - The parents
of this complex cross involve several
generations
of
hybrids of L. indica and L. fauriei - A true
miniature with deep-rose-pink flowers and
high mildew-tolerance. A container-grown
plant has reached 19-inches-high by
35-inches-wide in 8 years.
'Prairie Lace' - A 1982
seedling of chemically-induced (seeds soaked
for 1 hour in a 4% solution of ethylmethane
sulfonate), mutant L. indica crepe myrtles -
A powdery-mildew-resistant, upright,
semi-dwarf shrub to 6-feet-high with
medium-pink petals bordered with a
pure-white edge. The fall foliage is red to
orange-red.
'Sioux' - The parents of
this 1974 cross, selected in 1979,
were: [L. indica 'Tiny Fire' X
(un-named L. indica X L. fauriei seedling)]
and [(L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L. fauriei) X
L. indica 'Catawba'] - An upright, tall
shrub or small tree 16- to 18-feet-high,
bearing intense, dark-pink flowers. Its
mature bark is a light to medium, grey-brown
and its fall foliage is light maroon to
bright red.
'Tejas' - These trees
are derived from cuttings given to me by
Bill Welch, a professor at Texas A & M
University, at the conclusion of the first
ever Master Certified Nurseryman testing.
Dr. Welch had received several unnamed L.
fauriei clones from Don Egolf at the U.S.
National Arboretum. This clone was the only
survivor of a severe freeze. A
30-foot, multistemmed tree with extraordinary,
peeling, dark chocolate-colored bark. It bears
white flowers in mid- to late spring, has
mostly yellow fall foliage and is very,
cold-hardy. I've sold this clone for many
years simply as L. fauriei.
'Tonto' - The parents of
this 1974 cross, selected in 1979, were:
[(L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L. fauriei) X L.
indica 'Catawba'] and L. X 'Tuscarora' - It
bears deep, fuchsia-red flowers and stays 6-
to 8-feet-high, with an upright habit. The
mature branches peel to reveal a cream- to
taupe-mottled bark. Fall foliage is
bright-maroon.
'Townhouse' - A
selection of L. fauriei derived from seed
collected by Dr. John Creech in 1956 at
Kurio, Yakushima, Japan by the USDA New
Crops Research Branch -
A
30-foot, multistemmed tree with
extraordinary, peeling, dark wine-red bark.
It bears white flowers, has red-orange fall
foliage and is very, cold-hardy.
'Tuscarora' - The parents
of this 1967 cross, selected in 1971, were:
L. X 'Basham's Party Pink' and L. indica
'Cherokee' - A cold-sensitive, large shrub
or small tree to 15-feet-high with dark,
coral-pink flowers. The mature bark (if it
ever forms it) should be light-brown. Plant
only in hardiness zone 9 or warmer.
'Tuskegee' - The parents
of this cross were: L. indica and L.
fauriei -
This
12- to 16-foot-high shrub can also reach
16-feet-wide because of its pronounced
horizontal branching. It bears dark-pink to
nearly-red flowers and has orange-red fall
foliage. Its bark is a mottled light and
dark grey, identical to that of the Native
Persimmon.
'Velma's Royal Delight' -
Selected from one of six L. indica seedlings
obtained from the Otto Spring Nursery
(Okmulgee, Oklahoma) and grown by Velma
McDaniel of Wichita, Kansas - A slow-growing
shrub to 6-feet-high and -wide with
dark-magenta to brilliant- purple flowers.
It is one of the cold-hardiest,
powdery-mildew-tolerant clones of L. indica.
'Wichita' - The parents
of this 1972 cross, selected in 1975,
were: (L. indica 'Pink Lace' X L.
fauriei) and [L. indica 'Firebird' X
(un-named L. indica X L. fauriei seedling)]
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This
tree bears light-magenta to lavender flowers
and can reach 30-feet, or more, in height.
The spectacular, mottled bark is dark,
russet-brown to almost dark-mahogany.
Fall foliar color ranges from russet to
mahogany.
'Yuma' - The parents of
this 1972 cross, selected in 1976, were: (L.
indica 'Pink Lace' X L. fauriei) and L. X
amabilis 'Makino' X [L. indica (hardy light
pink) X L. indica (red)] -
This
upright, large shrub with bicolored light-
to medium-lavender flowers can grow
16- to 20-feet-high. It bears a
mottled light-grey bark and produces dull,
yellow-orange to russet to light mahogany
fall foliage.
'Zuni' - The parents of
this 1972 cross were: (L. indica
(dwarf red) X L. fauriei) and L. indica 'Low
Flame' - This rounded shrub will reach
12-feet-high and 10-feet-wide at maturity.
Its medium-lavender flowers are borne above
small, glossy leaves which turn orange-red
to dark-red in the fall. The bark is a light
brown-grey.
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